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Strong mag. 5.2 earthquake, south of Cayman Islands, Sunday (7)

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Strong mag. 5.2 earthquake – Caribbean Sea, 284 km south of, George Town, Cayman Islands, on Sunday, 7 Mar 2021 6:51 am (GMT -6) – 2 days ago.

Strong magnitude 5.2 earthquake at 10 km depth

7 Mar 12:56 UTC: First to report: INETER after 4 minutes.I felt this quakeI didn’t feel itDate & time: 7 Mar 2021 12:51:57 UTC – 2 days ago
Local time at epicenter: Sunday, 7 Mar 2021 6:51 am (GMT -6)
Magnitude: 5.2
Depth: 10.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 16.74°N / 81.14°W  (Caribbean Sea, Cayman Islands)
Nearby towns and cities:
282 km (175 mi) S of Bodden Town (pop: 10,300) –> See nearby quakes!
284 km (177 mi) S of George Town (pop: 29,400) –> See nearby quakes!
285 km (177 mi) S of East End (pop: 1,640) –> See nearby quakes!
294 km (182 mi) S of West Bay (pop: 11,300) –> See nearby quakes!
386 km (240 mi) NE of Puerto Cabezas (Bilwi, Nicaragua) (pop: 33,600) –> See nearby quakes!
392 km (244 mi) WSW of Montego Bay (Jamaica) (pop: 82,900) –> See nearby quakes!
412 km (256 mi) WSW of Mandeville (Jamaica) (pop: 47,100) –> See nearby quakes!
435 km (271 mi) WSW of May Pen (Jamaica) (pop: 44,800) –> See nearby quakes!
465 km (289 mi) WSW of Spanish Town (Jamaica) (pop: 145,000) –> See nearby quakes!
583 km (362 mi) SW of Manzanillo (Cuba) (pop: 128,200) –> See nearby quakes!
Weather at epicenter at time of quake:
Scattered Clouds 26.2°C (79 F), humidity: 66%, wind: 4 m/s (8 kts) from NEPrimary data source: INETER
Estimated released energy: 4 x 1012 joules (1.11 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 951 tons of TNT) More info

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