A light earthquake with magnitude 4.8 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, 43 kilometers (27 miles) from La Trinité in Martinique. Exact location of earthquake, -60.6167° West, 14.9488° North, depth 63.642 km. The epicenter was at a depth of 63.642 km (40 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Id of earthquake: us6000pwis. Event ids that are associated: us6000pwis. The temblor was detected at 00:01:29 / 12:01 am (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 03/03/25 / 2025-03-03 00:01:29 / March 3, 2025 @ 12:01 am UTC/GMT.

Nearby country/countries, Martinique (c. 433 000 pop) (That might be effected). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Saint Joseph, Roseau, Pont Cassé. Epicenter of the event was 62 km (38 miles) from Fort-de-France (c. 90 000 pop), 57 km (35 miles) from Le Lamentin (c. 39 200 pop), 46 km (29 miles) from Le Robert (c. 23 800 pop), 44 km (28 miles) from Sainte-Marie (c. 20 400 pop), 48 km (30 miles) from Le François (c. 19 700 pop), 57 km (35 miles) from Ducos (c. 17 400 pop), 55 km (34 miles) from Saint-Joseph (c. 17 000 pop).

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

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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city and country. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 43 km ENE of La Trinité, Martinique.

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