M4.0 earthquake near Saint John’s, Saint John Parish
3234 d ago · 9 Dec 2017, 07:33 UTC 1 km SSE of Nicola Town, Saint Kitts and Nevis
What happened
A magnitude 4 earthquake struck 1 km SSE of Nicola Town, Saint Kitts and Nevis on 9 Dec 2017, 07:33 UTC at a depth of 164 km.
Earthquakes of this size are classed as Light. Widely felt nearby; objects may shake or fall. Significant damage is unusual. This was an intermediate-depth earthquake, so shaking is spread over a wider, gentler area.
The nearest town in our records is Saint John’s, about 100 km away in Saint John Parish, Antigua and Barbuda.
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First reported by USGS
17 Oct 2026, 08:49 UTC
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