A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was reported 11 kilometers (7 miles) from Berekua in Dominica on Wednesday. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 160.275 km (100 miles) below the earth’s surface. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000pms4. Id of event: us7000pms4. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 26/03/25 / 2025-03-26 15:41:07 / March 26, 2025 @ 3:41 pm. Exact location of event, longitude -61.2434 West, latitude 15.1582 North, depth = 160.275 km. The 4.4-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 15:41:07 / 3:41 pm (local time epicenter).

The epicenter was 64 km (40 miles) from Fort-de-France (c. 90 000 pop), 66 km (41 miles) from Le Lamentin (c. 39 200 pop), 62 km (39 miles) from Le Robert (c. 23 800 pop), 50 km (31 miles) from Sainte-Marie (c. 20 400 pop), 71 km (44 miles) from Le François (c. 19 700 pop), 71 km (44 miles) from Ducos (c. 17 400 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Le Marin, Rivière-Pilote, Sainte-Luce (min 5000 pop). Close country/countries, Martinique (c. 433 000 pop) (That might be effected).

Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.

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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 11 km SE of Berekua, Dominica. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.

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