Mag. 2.6 quake was recorded east of Antigua On Thursday

A light magnitude 2.6 earthquake occurred in the Caribbean Sea near Antigua island, Antigua and Barbuda, in the early afternoon of Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 3.14 pm local time (GMT -4). The quake had a moderate depth of 78 km (49 mi) and was not felt (or at least not reported so).

A light magnitude 2.6 earthquake occurred in the Caribbean Sea near Antigua island, Antigua and Barbuda, in the early afternoon of Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 3.14 pm local time (GMT -4). The quake had a moderate depth of 78 km (49 mi) and was not felt (or at least not reported so).

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Weak magnitude 2.6 earthquake at 78 km depth

EARTHQUAKE DETAILS

Date & time	May 16, 2024 19:14:31 UTC – 23 hours ago
Local time at epicenter	Thursday, May 16, 2024, at 03:14 pm (GMT -4)
Status	Confirmed (manually revised)
Magnitude	2.6
Depth	78 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude	17.1297°N / 61.3918°W Antigua & BarbudaAlso near:  Guadeloupe 69 km (43 mi) away |  Montserrat 91 km (57 mi) away
Seismic antipode	17.1297°S / 118.6082°E
Shaking intensity	Not felt
Primary data source	RENASS (Réseau National de Surveillance Sismique (RéNaSS))
Nearest volcano	Silver Hills (92 km / 57 mi)
Estimated seismic energy released	5 x 108 joules (139 kilowatt hours, equivalent to 0.12 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy

NEARBY PLACES

The closest larger town near the epicenter is Freetown, a town with 623 inhabitants in Antigua and Barbuda, in 34 km (21 mi) distance to the west, but it is unlikely that the quake was felt there.

DISTANCE	PLACE	MAX. SHAKING INTENSITY(*)	REGION	COUNTRY
34 km (21 mi)W of epicenter	Freetown(pop: 623)	I: Not felt	Parish of Saint Philip	Antigua & Barbuda
43 km (27 mi)W of epicenter	All Saints(pop: 2,530)	I: Not felt	Parish of Saint Peter	Antigua & Barbuda
48 km (30 mi)W of epicenter	St John’s(pop: 24,200)	I: Not felt	Parish of Saint John	Antigua & Barbuda
73 km (45 mi)NW of epicenter	Codrington(pop: 1,330)	: Not felt
74 km (46 mi)S of epicenter	Anse-Bertrand(pop: 5,150)	: Not felt	Guadeloupe, Guadeloupe	Guadeloupe
84 km (52 mi)S of epicenter	Petit-Canal(pop: 8,550)	: Not felt	Guadeloupe, Guadeloupe	Guadeloupe
89 km (55 mi)S of epicenter	Le Moule(pop: 22,700)	: Not felt	Guadeloupe, Guadeloupe	Guadeloupe
94 km (59 mi)S of epicenter	Sainte-Rose(pop: 20,200)	: Not felt	Guadeloupe, Guadeloupe	Guadeloupe
95 km (59 mi)SW of epicenter	Brades(pop: 1000)	: Not felt	Parish of Saint Peter	Montserrat
96 km (60 mi)S of epicenter	Les Abymes(pop: 53,500)	: Not felt	Guadeloupe, Guadeloupe	Guadeloupe
98 km (61 mi)S of epicenter	Beauséjour(pop: 1,720)	: Not felt	Guadeloupe, Guadeloupe	Guadeloupe
98 km (61 mi)S of epicenter	Baie-Mahault(pop: 30,600)	: Not felt	Guadeloupe, Guadeloupe	Guadeloupe
98 km (61 mi)S of epicenter	Saint-François(pop: 12,700)	: Not felt	Guadeloupe, Guadeloupe	Guadeloupe
99 km (61 mi)S of epicenter	Le Lamentin(pop: 14,900)	: Not felt	Guadeloupe, Guadeloupe	Guadeloupe
100 km (62 mi)S of epicenter	Pointe-à-Pitre(pop: 15,200)	: Not felt	Guadeloupe, Guadeloupe	Guadeloupe
101 km (62 mi)S of epicenter	Sainte-Anne(pop: 22,900)	: Not felt	Guadeloupe, Guadeloupe	Guadeloupe
103 km (64 mi)S of epicenter	Le Gosier(pop: 28,700)	: Not felt	Guadeloupe, Guadeloupe	Guadeloupe
106 km (66 mi)S of epicenter	Petit-Bourg(pop: 25,000)	: Not felt	Guadeloupe, Guadeloupe	Guadeloupe
108 km (67 mi)SW of epicenter	Pointe-Noire(pop: 7,750)	: Not felt	Guadeloupe, Guadeloupe	Guadeloupe
118 km (73 mi)S of epicenter	Bouillante(pop: 7,540)	: Not felt	Guadeloupe, Guadeloupe	Guadeloupe
122 km (76 mi)S of epicenter	Capesterre-Belle-Eau(pop: 19,800)	: Not felt	Guadeloupe, Guadeloupe	Guadeloupe
127 km (79 mi)S of epicenter	Saint-Claude(pop: 10,100)	: Not felt	Guadeloupe, Guadeloupe	Guadeloupe
129 km (80 mi)W of epicenter	Fig Tree(pop: 2,920)	: Not felt	Saint John Figtree	St. Kitts & Nevis
131 km (81 mi)S of epicenter	Basse Terre(pop: 11,500)	: Not felt	Guadeloupe, Guadeloupe	Guadeloupe
139 km (86 mi)S of epicenter	Grand-Bourg(pop: 5,870)	: Not felt	Guadeloupe, Guadeloupe	Guadeloupe
143 km (89 mi)W of epicenter	Basseterre(pop: 12,900)	: Not felt	Saint George Basseterre	St. Kitts & Nevis
145 km (90 mi)S of epicenter	Petites Anses(pop: 1,310)	: Not felt	Guadeloupe, Guadeloupe	Guadeloupe
152 km (94 mi)W of epicenter	Sadlers(pop: 986)	: Not felt	Saint John Capesterre	St. Kitts & Nevis

Notes:
(*) Shaking intensity according to the Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale (MMI) and estimated using seismic models.

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