6.5-Magnitude Earthquake Hits 80 Km Northeast of Antigua as Shaking Spreads Across Leeward Islands
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Updated · antigua.news · May 16
6.5-Magnitude Earthquake Hits 80 Km Northeast of Antigua as Shaking Spreads Across Leeward Islands
9 articles · Updated · antigua.news · May 16
A 6.5-magnitude earthquake struck at about 10:50 a.m. AST roughly 80 kilometers northeast of St. John’s, Antigua and Barbuda, jolting residents across the country and nearby islands.
Preliminary seismic data put the quake at a depth of 31.3 kilometers, with the shaking linked to tectonic movement along the Caribbean-North American plate boundary.
Social media posts described prolonged tremors, but authorities reported no immediate injuries or damage and said monitoring was continuing.
The affected zone extended well beyond Antigua and Barbuda to islands including Guadeloupe, Montserrat, Saint Kitts and Nevis, the British and U.S. Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico.
With 17 active volcanoes and constant quakes, how has this seismic reality shaped modern life on the islands?
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Why does this complex fault system make predicting the next major Caribbean earthquake nearly impossible for scientists?