Mag. 4.2 earthquake – Caribbean Sea, 24 km south of Barbuda Island, Barbuda, Antigua and Barbuda, on Sunday, Jun 9, 2024, at 05:03 am (Antigua time) – 3 hours 27 minutes ago

Updated: Jun 9, 2024 12:30 GMT – just now

I felt this quake

A moderate magnitude 4.2 earthquake occurred in the Caribbean Sea near Barbuda Island island, Antigua and Barbuda, in the early morning of Sunday, Jun 9, 2024 at 5.03 am local time (America/Antigua GMT -4). The quake had a shallow depth of 64 km (40 mi) and was reported felt by some people near the epicenter.

Moderate magnitude 4.2 earthquake at 64 km depth

9 Jun 09:15 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 12 minutes.
9 Jun 09:15: Now using data updates from USGS

I didn’t feel it

I felt this quake

EARTHQUAKE DETAILS

Date & time	Jun 9, 2024 09:03:19 UTC – 3 hours 27 minutes ago
Local time at epicenter	Sunday, Jun 9, 2024, at 05:03 am (America/Antigua GMT -4)
Status	Confirmed (manually revised)
Magnitude	4.2
Depth	64 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude	17.4555°N / 61.874°W Antigua & BarbudaAlso near:  Saint Kitts and Nevis 77 km (48 mi) away |  Montserrat 79 km (49 mi) away
Seismic antipode	17.4555°S / 118.126°E Australia
Shaking intensity	III Weak shaking near epicenter
Felt	2 reports
Primary data source	USGS (United States Geological Survey)
Nearest volcano	Nevis Peak (82 km / 51 mi)
Weather at epicenter at time of quake	Broken Clouds  26.4°C (79 F), humidity: 74%, wind: 7 m/s (14 kts) from ESE
Estimated seismic energy released	1.3 x 1011 joules (35 megawatt hours, equivalent to 30.1 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy

NEARBY PLACES

The closest larger town where the quake might have been felt is St John’s, the capital of 

Antigua and Barbuda with 24,000 inhabitants, in 37 km (23 mi) distance south of the epicenter. People likely experienced weak shaking there. Several smaller towns and villages are located closer to the epicenter and might have experienced stronger shaking. In the capital of 

Anguilla, Valley, 151 km (94 mi) away from the epicenter, the earthquake was probably felt as very weak shaking.
The following table shows some of the places that might have been affected (or not) by the shaking.

DISTANCE	PLACE	MAX. SHAKING INTENSITY(*)	REGION	COUNTRY
20 km (13 mi)N of epicenter	Codrington(pop: 1,330)	III: Weak	Barbuda	Antigua & Barbuda
37 km (23 mi)S of epicenter	St John’s(pop: 24,200)	III: Weak	Parish of Saint John	Antigua & Barbuda
44 km (27 mi)S of epicenter	All Saints(pop: 2,530)	III: Weak	Parish of Saint Peter	Antigua & Barbuda
82 km (51 mi)SW of epicenter	Brades(pop: 1000)	II: Very weak	Parish of Saint Peter	Montserrat
86 km (53 mi)SW of epicenter	Fig Tree(pop: 2,920)	II: Very weak	Saint John Figtree	St. Kitts & Nevis
92 km (57 mi)W of epicenter	Basseterre(pop: 12,900)	II: Very weak	Saint George Basseterre	St. Kitts & Nevis

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