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 islandโs 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 โข 19 Mar 2016 11:26:33 UTC
โข 19 Mar 2016 01:26:33 near epicenter
Location 17.981N 60.719W
Depth 24 km
Distances โข 122 km (75 mi) ENE of Codrington, Barbuda
โข 153 km (94 mi) NE of Saint John’s, Antigua and Barbuda
โข 194 km (120 mi) NNE of Le Moule, Guadeloupe
โข 200 km (124 mi) NNE of Saint-Francois, Guadeloupe
โข 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