LIGHT EARTHQUAKE
20 km SW of Sandy Point Town, Saint Kitts and Nevis
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 20 km SW of Sandy Point Town, Saint Kitts and Nevis on 18 Oct 2026, 15:35 UTC. The hypocentre was 150 km below the surface — intermediate by seismological convention. The figures have been revised 2 times since the first report.
- Depth
- 150 km
- Latitude
- 17.25°N
- Time
- 15:35 UTC
- Magnitude
- M4.7
intermediate
63.01°W longitude
18 Oct 2026
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EPICENTRE
MAGNITUDE 4.7
Noticeable shaking of indoor objects. Damage is unlikely.
The scale is logarithmic: this released about 350 times the energy of a magnitude 3.0, roughly the energy of 169 tonnes of TNT.
150 KM DEEP
At this depth the energy spreads before it reaches the surface. Shaking is usually weaker than a shallow earthquake of the same size, but it can be felt across a wider area.
OTHER RECENT EARTHQUAKES
19 Oct 2026, 08:51 UTC · 124.8 km deep
19 Oct 2026, 08:21 UTC · 10 km deep
19 Oct 2026, 08:12 UTC · 10 km deep
19 Oct 2026, 07:55 UTC · 10 km deep