This event was reviewed by an analyst and confirmed.
Type Earthquake
Magnitude 5.6 MLv
Local datetime 2023/04/16 05:49
Universal datetime 2023/04/16 09:49
Latitude 17.82 ° ± 3 km
Longitude -61.49 ° ± 4 km
Depth 18 km (from location) ± 4 km

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Near cities

This table shows only the most populated cities around the epicenter.
Name Distance (km) Population
Les Abymes  171 53491
Baie-Mahault  174 30929
Le Gosier  177 26783
Saint John's  87 24226
Sainte-Anne  173 23675
Le Moule  166 22150
Sainte-Rose  171 19162
Morne-à-l'Eau  166 17434
Lamentin  176 16573
Pointe-à-Pitre  175 15923
Basseterre  142 12920
Saint-François  173 12816
Petit-Canal  158 8220
Pointe-Noire  179 6107
Port-Louis  154 5704

Past seismicity

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Event details

Parameters

Evaluation status confirmed
RMS 0.57
Azimuthal gap 270.45 °
Number of stations used 16
Number of phases used 25

Webservices

The data of this event are available in various formats (QuakeML, GeoJSON and text) through the following links :

QuakeML GeoJSON Text

Phases

Network Station Phase Time Residual (s) Azimuth (°) Distance (°) Mode
CU ANWB P 09:49:58.65 0.02 242.13 0.32 Manual
CU ANWB S 09:50:03.86 -0.13 242.13 0.32 Manual
WI ABD P 09:50:13.33 -1.12 180.1 1.34 Manual
WI ABD S 09:50:31.86 -0.03 180.1 1.34 Manual
NA SEUS P 09:50:16.7 -0.11 257.44 1.46 Manual
NA SEUS S 09:50:33.82 -1.09 257.44 1.46 Manual
WI DHS P 09:50:16.43 -1.28 189.92 1.56 Manual
WI DHS S 09:50:37.74 0.11 189.92 1.56 Manual
NA SABA P 09:50:19.58 0.24 263.58 1.68 Manual
GL MML P 09:50:20.9 -0.7 185.74 1.77 Manual
GL CDE P 09:50:20.14 -0.7 185.47 1.77 Manual
GL CDE S 09:50:43.0 -0.14 185.47 1.77 Manual
GL TAG P 09:50:20.25 -0.62 185.7 1.78 Manual
GL TAG S 09:50:45.38 2.2 185.7 1.78 Manual
GL SCG P 09:50:22.21 1.27 186.2 1.79 Manual
GL LEN P 09:50:44.29 23.11 185.57 1.81 Manual
GL HMG P 09:50:21.77 0.22 186.57 1.84 Manual
WI MAGL P 09:50:21.91 0.02 174.04 1.87 Manual
WI MAGL S 09:50:47.60 2.62 174.04 1.87 Manual
WI SBLM P 09:50:13.28 -9.84 184.26 1.96 Manual
WI SBLM S 09:50:32.68 -14.47 184.26 1.96 Manual
GL TBG P 09:50:22.94 -0.2 184.53 1.96 Manual
GL GDI S 09:50:48.98 1.5 183.09 1.97 Manual
WI DSLB P 09:50:30.22 1.38 178.55 2.36 Manual
WI DSLB S 09:51:01.44 4.2 178.55 2.36 Manual