Overall Green Earthquake alert in British Virgin Is. on 29 Jan 2024 16:57 UTC

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M 4.7 in British Virgin Is. on 29 Jan 2024 16:57 UTC

2024-01-29 17:02 message from NTWC

Key information extracted from original GTS message :

Evaluation

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 4.7 occurred about 44 miles northwest of anegada at 1257 pm ast on monday JANUARY 29 2024
Based on all available data there is no TSUNAMI threat to PUERTO rico the u s VIRGIN islands or the BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS from this earthquake
People MAY have experienced shaking from the earthquake
Preliminary earthquake parameters
The following parameters are based on a preliminary rapid assessment of the earthquake and changes MAY occur
Magnitude 4.7
Origin time 1257 pm ast JAN 29.2024
Coordinates 19.1 north 65 0 west
Depth 6 miles / 10 km

Measurements Levels

SOURCE	GAUGE LOCATION	LAT	LON	TIME (UTC)	HEIGHT (m)	PERIOD (min)

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