Strong earthquake strikes off the coast of Barbuda

A strong earthquake struck near the island of Barbuda in the Eastern Caribbean Sea early Saturday morning.

A strong earthquake struck near the island of Barbuda in the Eastern Caribbean Sea early Saturday morning.

The 6.0-magnitude earthquake quake was centered about 76 miles northeast of Codrington, Barbuda, the islandโ€™s most populous city, around 7:30 a.m. local time, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

Preliminary Earthquake Report

Magnitude 6.0

Date-Time โ€ข 19 Mar 2016 11:26:33 UTC
โ€ข 19 Mar 2016 01:26:33 near epicenter

Location 17.981N 60.719W

Depth 24 km

Distances โ€ข 122 km (75 mi) ENE of Codrington, Barbuda
โ€ข 153 km (94 mi) NE of Saint John’s, Antigua and Barbuda
โ€ข 194 km (120 mi) NNE of Le Moule, Guadeloupe
โ€ข 200 km (124 mi) NNE of Saint-Francois, Guadeloupe
โ€ข 206 km (127 mi) NNE of Les Abymes, Guadeloupe

Location Uncertainty Horizontal: 5.3 km; Vertical 4.3 km

Parameters Nph = 265; Dmin = 118.1 km; Rmss = 1.09 seconds; Gp = 33ยฐ

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