Moderate mag. 4.3 earthquake - North Atlantic Ocean on Wednesday, 12 December 2018 at 22:12 (GMT)

Moderate mag. 4.3 earthquake - North Atlantic Ocean on Wednesday, 12 December 2018 at 22:12 (GMT)

Moderate magnitude 4.3 earthquake at 10 km depth

12 Dec 22:38 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 27 minutes.
Date & time: 12 Dec 2018 22:12:20 UTC
Magnitude: 4.3
Depth: 10.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 22.47°N / 64.36°W (international territory)
Nearby towns and cities:
451 km (280 mi) N of Road Town (British Virgin Islands) (pop: 8,450) --> See nearby quakes!
463 km (288 mi) N of Charlotte Amalie (U.S. Virgin Islands) (pop: 20,000) --> See nearby quakes!
476 km (296 mi) NNE of Loiza (Puerto Rico) (pop: 4,310) --> See nearby quakes!
480 km (298 mi) NNE of Fajardo (Puerto Rico) (pop: 34,100) --> See nearby quakes!
481 km (299 mi) NNE of Puerto Rico (Puerto Rico) (pop: 418,100) --> See nearby quakes!
484 km (301 mi) NNE of Cataño (Catano, Puerto Rico) (pop: 28,100) --> See nearby quakes!
492 km (306 mi) NNW of The Valley (Anguilla) (pop: 2,040) --> See nearby quakes!
502 km (312 mi) NNE of Las Piedras (Puerto Rico) (pop: 6,660) --> See nearby quakes!
505 km (313 mi) NNE of San Lorenzo (Puerto Rico) (pop: 9,370) --> See nearby quakes!
507 km (315 mi) NNW of Marigot (St. Martin) (pop: 5,700) --> See nearby quakes!
521 km (324 mi) NNE of Aibonito (Puerto Rico) (pop: 8,950) --> See nearby quakes!
549 km (341 mi) NNE of Rincon (Rincón, Puerto Rico) (pop: 1,500) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: EMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)
Estimated released energy: 1.8 x 1011 joules (49.4 megawatt hours, equivalent to 42.5 tons of TNT) More info
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Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies

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MagnitudeDepthLocationSource
M 4.310 kmNORTH ATLANTIC OCEANEMSC
M 4.310 km- North Atlantic OceanUSGS

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