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M4.3 Earthquake near 209 km SW of George Town, Cayman Islands

UTC time: 2025-03-12 19:00:33 UTC Local time: —
Magnitude
M4.3
Depth
10.0 km
Source
USGS

209 km SW of George Town, Cayman Islands

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About this earthquake

On March 12, 2025 at 19:00 UTC, a magnitude M4.3 earthquake occurred near 209 km SW of George Town, Cayman Islands. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 10 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Tremors of this size are distinctly felt and can occasionally cause light damage.

The data is provided by USGS and cross-checked across seismological networks.

Details

ID
b6f64db881f885d2bebc147485659a4b1751f701
Magnitude
M4.3
Depth
10.0 km
UTC time
2025-03-12 19:00:33 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
usgs
Coordinates
17.77560, -82.56730

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 10 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 10 km
Shallow
10 km
Why depth matters

Shallow quakes release energy near the surface — shaking is felt more strongly and damage potential is higher.

Depth classes per USGS

No unambiguous area assignment

Context for this earthquake

This event has no unambiguous country assignment in the analysed catalogue. It is therefore not assigned to a regional profile.

Earthquake overview

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