Overall Green Earthquake alert in Antigua and Barbuda on 20 Jan 2023 11:23 UTC

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M 6.2 in Antigua and Barbuda on 20 Jan 2023 11:23 UTC

2023-01-20 11:31 message from NTWC

Key information extracted from original GTS message :

Evaluation

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.8 occurred in the leeward ISLANDS at 724 am ast on friday JANUARY 20 2023
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 5.8
Origin time 724 am ast JAN 20.2023
Coordinates 16.2 north 62 0 west
Depth 103 miles / 165 km

Measurements Levels

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

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