Mag. 4.4 earthquake - North Atlantic Ocean, 77 km southeast of Rio Claro, Mayaro, Trinidad & Tobago, on Wednesday, 12 December 2018 at 08:54 (GMT)
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Light magnitude 4.4 earthquake at 5 km depth
12 Dec 09:56 UTC: First to report: FUNVISIS after 1 hour and 2 minutes.
Magnitude: 4.4
Depth: 5.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 9.957°N / 60.57°W
(North Atlantic Ocean, Trinidad & Tobago)Nearby towns and cities:
77 km (48 mi) ESE of Rio Claro (pop: 35,700) --> See nearby quakes!
93 km (58 mi) SE of Sangre Grande (pop: 16,000) --> See nearby quakes!
102 km (64 mi) ESE of Mon Repos (pop: 56,400) --> See nearby quakes!
112 km (69 mi) ESE of Chaguanas (pop: 67,400) --> See nearby quakes!
130 km (81 mi) SE of Porto Espana (pop: 49,000) --> See nearby quakes!
266 km (166 mi) SSE of St. George's (Grenada) (pop: 7,500) --> See nearby quakes!
363 km (225 mi) SSE of Kingstown (St. Vincent & Grenadines) (pop: 24,500) --> See nearby quakes!
365 km (227 mi) SSW of Bridgetown (Barbados) (pop: 98,500) --> See nearby quakes!
440 km (273 mi) NW of Georgetown (Guyana) (pop: 235,000) --> See nearby quakes!
452 km (281 mi) S of Castries (Ciceron, St. Lucia) (pop: 20,000) --> See nearby quakes!
94 km (58 mi) SE of Trinidad Island (pop: 1,267,100) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: FUNVISIS
Estimated released energy: 2.5 x 1011 joules (69.8 megawatt hours, equivalent to 60 tons of TNT) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 4.4 | 5 km | 54 Km al sureste de Guayaguayare | FUNVISIS |
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110.2 km WNW of epicenter [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) (reported through our app)
Anniston al / Weak shaking (MMI III) : I was asleep and out of no where woke up adn I thought I was dreaming but felt like I was shaking then I just thought I was crazy but I got on my phone and noticed their was a earthquake
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