Earthquake Shakes Antigua and Barbuda, Residents Share Experiences Online

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ST. JOHN’S, Antigua and Barbuda — Residents of Antigua and Barbuda experienced a jolt this morning as a magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck near the island, according to an automatic location report by the University of the West Indies Seismic Research Centre (UWI, SRC). The tremor occurred at 10:43 am local time (14:43 UTC) and was centered at a depth of 10 kilometers.

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The epicenter was located at latitude 16.85N and longitude 61.55W, approximately 44 kilometers southeast of Saint John’s, Antigua and Barbuda.

Nearby cities also affected included Point-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe, about 66 kilometers to the north, and Brades, Montserrat, roughly 73 kilometers to the east.

The seismic event prompted residents to take to social media to report their experiences.

One resident described the moment, saying, “Whole office building was shaking hard,” while another shared, “I did! It was heavy.” A person who was outside at the time observed, “I felt it was outside watching my house shake and the water tank spilling over.”

Other comments reflected the intensity of the quake with one person stating, “That shook me to the core!” and another exclaiming, “Yes, I did; frightened the hell out of me.”

Adding a lighter note to the situation, another resident recounted, “I was drinking a soda and relaxing; the thing started shaking, I just ran to see.” CLICK HERE TO JOIN OUR WHATS APP GROUP

While there have been no immediate reports of significant damage, the UWI, SRC has issued a reminder that this preliminary location was automatically calculated and may be revised after further analysis by their experts.

The UWI, SRC has encouraged anyone who felt the earthquake to report their observations on their official feedback platform at https://uwiseismic.com/connect/earthquake-feedback/.

As the community awaits more detailed evaluations, local authorities are assessing the situation and will provide updates as more information becomes available. Residents are urged to review safety procedures in case of aftershocks.

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8 COMMENTS

  1. This is Stupidness.
    I go to St. Mary’s Secondary School.
    Every term sometimes 2 times in a term we have earthquake drill with Mr. Francis and Mr. Skeret. When we do something wrong especially Mr. Skeret shout at us and saying that the drill is for saving our life.
    You today when we really get a earthquake the Principal don’t ring the bell and don’t do nothing we practice.
    Next time they have drill, me nar move.
    Student

  5. @Raskal, hopefully next time your principal will follow the schools protocol. Safety of the students should have been her first concern. Next time you and the rests of your classmates take cover. Don’t wait on anyone to tell you.

  6. Y’all better mind y’all selves with those dilapidated building all over St John’s, cause surely this earthquake has certainly put more cracks in those rundown buildings.

    Yep, if the government won’t cleanup the place, and earthquake or a hurricane cane certainly will.

    Facts of life.

    Antigua better get it’s building codes right, because the clean up is coming, trust me.

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