M5.6 earthquake near Saint John’s, Saint John Parish
3469 d ago · 17 Apr 2017, 05:23 UTC 76 km ESE of Codrington, Antigua and Barbuda
What happened
A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck 76 km ESE of Codrington, Antigua and Barbuda on 17 Apr 2017, 05:23 UTC at a depth of 16 km.
Earthquakes of this size are classed as Moderate. Can damage poorly built structures close to the epicentre. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.
The nearest town in our records is Saint John’s, about 83 km away in Saint John Parish, Antigua and Barbuda.
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