16th January 2022
4.2 earthquake struck near Martinique
By Volcanic Discovery
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Moderate magnitude 4.2 earthquake at 20 km depth
16 Jan 08:36 UTC: First to report: Volcano Discovery after 4 minutes.
16 Jan 08:41: Now using data updates from EMSC
16 Jan 08:57: Magnitude recalculated from 4.0 to 4.2. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 16.0 to 20.0 km (from 9.9 to 12.4 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 7.3 km (4.5 mi) towards ESE.
16 Jan 08:41: Now using data updates from EMSC
16 Jan 08:57: Magnitude recalculated from 4.0 to 4.2. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 16.0 to 20.0 km (from 9.9 to 12.4 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 7.3 km (4.5 mi) towards ESE.
Local time at epicenter: Sunday, Jan 16, 2022 4:32 am (GMT -4)
Magnitude: 4.2
Depth: 20.0 km
Nearby towns and cities:
153 km (95 mi) NNE of Isla de San Vicente Island (pop: 100,000) --> See nearby quakes!
177 km (110 mi) NW of Barbados Island (pop: 279,300) --> See nearby quakes!
Weather at epicenter at time of quake:
Few Clouds
24°C (75 F), humidity: 77%, wind: 9 m/s (18 kts) from ENE
Few Clouds
24°C (75 F), humidity: 77%, wind: 9 m/s (18 kts) from ENEPrimary data source: EMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)
Estimated released energy: 1.3 x 1011 joules (35 megawatt hours, equivalent to 30.1 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy
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