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M 4.7 - 20 km SW of Sandy Point Town, Saint Kitts and Nevis

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Captured 2026-10-19 23:32:08 UTC

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Magnitude

M 4.7

Scale: mb

Depth

149.951 km

from location

Reported by people

3

Number of felt reports

USGS review

reviewed

Review does not imply final measurements

What the record tells us

USGS reports a magnitude 4.7 earthquake in 20 km SW of Sandy Point Town, Saint Kitts and Nevis, at a depth of 149.951 km.

Detailed source data captured 2026-10-19 23:32:08 UTC.

Measurements & confidence

Event time (UTC)
2026-10-18 15:35:47.580 UTC
Source updated (UTC)
2026-10-19 04:18:34.212 UTC
Location
17.253°, -63.007°
Stations used for location
75
Horizontal error
7.17 km
Depth error
5.685 km
Magnitude error
0.033

Errors are the source’s reported uncertainty estimates, not guaranteed bounds. A depth marked “operator assigned” was fixed during analysis.

Shaking & impact

Instrumental intensity
Not published
Felt-report intensity
2 CDI
PAGER impact alert
Not published

No published assessment does not mean no shaking or no impact. A magnitude value alone cannot establish damage or a tsunami warning.

Shaking map · not in this captured record
PAGER impact assessment · not in this captured record
Did You Feel It? reports · available at USGS ↗
Fault-motion solution · not in this captured record

Nearby seismic activity

Within 500 km · M2.5+ · seven days before the event through the latest query, up to seven days after

17 nearby records

Query window: 2026-10-11 15:35:47 to 2026-10-19 23:32:08 UTC. This is spatial proximity, not an identified aftershock sequence.

M2.925 km WNW of Puerto Real, Puerto Rico2026-10-19 04:57:59 UTC
477 km away · 5.93 km deep ↗
M2.961 km E of Cruz Bay, U.S. Virgin Islands2026-10-18 11:27:32 UTC
170 km away · 18.49 km deep ↗
M2.77 km SSE of Ponce, Puerto Rico2026-10-17 16:38:37 UTC
389 km away · 12.67 km deep ↗
M3.174 km N of Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands2026-10-17 04:11:56 UTC
288 km away · 26 km deep ↗
M3.272 km NNW of Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands2026-10-16 14:35:58 UTC
294 km away · 55.52 km deep ↗
M2.881 km NNE of Cruz Bay, U.S. Virgin Islands2026-10-16 12:01:09 UTC
238 km away · 18.89 km deep ↗
M2.71 km SSE of Maria Antonia, Puerto Rico2026-10-15 06:53:33 UTC
418 km away · 15.74 km deep ↗
M3.026 km SE of Emajagua, Puerto Rico2026-10-15 04:33:00 UTC
294 km away · 5.48 km deep ↗
M3.122 km NNE of Brenas, Puerto Rico2026-10-14 23:24:41 UTC
380 km away · 73.78 km deep ↗
M3.148 km N of Hatillo, Puerto Rico2026-10-14 18:02:18 UTC
443 km away · 35.61 km deep ↗
M3.279 km NE of Cruz Bay, U.S. Virgin Islands2026-10-14 09:57:06 UTC
226 km away · 76.09 km deep ↗
M2.811 km W of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico2026-10-14 08:10:16 UTC
461 km away · 19.21 km deep ↗
M2.87 km NNE of Isabela, Puerto Rico2026-10-13 23:29:55 UTC
447 km away · 21.72 km deep ↗
M2.76 km NE of Isabela, Puerto Rico2026-10-13 10:41:08 UTC
443 km away · 16.8 km deep ↗
M2.910 km N of Animas, Puerto Rico2026-10-13 06:05:45 UTC
409 km away · 13.49 km deep ↗
M2.63 km W of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico2026-10-12 04:18:22 UTC
454 km away · 62.63 km deep ↗
M3.066 km NNE of Cruz Bay, U.S. Virgin Islands2026-10-11 17:09:50 UTC
238 km away · 13.72 km deep ↗
View the USGS catalogue query ↗

The record as it develops

This timeline begins when our journal started capturing details. It is not a complete USGS revision history.

  1. Captured 2026-10-18 16:02:45 UTC

    First detailed capture · M4.7 · 149.951 km deep · 16 nearby records

    Source updated 2026-10-18 15:57:25 UTC

  2. Captured 2026-10-18 16:32:43 UTC

    Updated capture · M4.7 · 149.951 km deep · 16 nearby records

    Source updated 2026-10-18 16:21:24 UTC

  3. Captured 2026-10-18 17:32:44 UTC

    Updated capture · M4.7 · 149.951 km deep · 16 nearby records

    Source updated 2026-10-18 16:21:24 UTC

  4. Captured 2026-10-18 18:47:43 UTC

    Updated capture · M4.7 · 149.951 km deep · 16 nearby records

    Source updated 2026-10-18 16:21:24 UTC

  5. Captured 2026-10-18 20:02:46 UTC

    Updated capture · M4.7 · 149.951 km deep · 16 nearby records

    Source updated 2026-10-18 16:21:24 UTC

  6. Captured 2026-10-18 21:17:43 UTC

    Updated capture · M4.7 · 149.951 km deep · 16 nearby records

    Source updated 2026-10-18 16:21:24 UTC

  7. Captured 2026-10-18 22:17:45 UTC

    Updated capture · M4.7 · 149.951 km deep · 16 nearby records

    Source updated 2026-10-18 16:21:24 UTC

  8. Captured 2026-10-18 23:32:43 UTC

    Updated capture · M4.7 · 149.951 km deep · 16 nearby records

    Source updated 2026-10-18 16:21:24 UTC

  9. Captured 2026-10-19 00:32:43 UTC

    Updated capture · M4.7 · 149.951 km deep · 16 nearby records

    Source updated 2026-10-18 16:21:24 UTC

  10. Captured 2026-10-19 01:32:43 UTC

    Updated capture · M4.7 · 149.951 km deep · 16 nearby records

    Source updated 2026-10-18 16:21:24 UTC

  11. Captured 2026-10-19 02:47:43 UTC

    Updated capture · M4.7 · 149.951 km deep · 16 nearby records

    Source updated 2026-10-18 16:21:24 UTC

  12. Captured 2026-10-19 04:02:45 UTC

    Updated capture · M4.7 · 149.951 km deep · 16 nearby records

    Source updated 2026-10-18 16:21:24 UTC

  13. Captured 2026-10-19 04:32:45 UTC

    Updated capture · M4.7 · 149.951 km deep · 16 nearby records

    Source updated 2026-10-19 04:18:34 UTC

  14. Captured 2026-10-19 05:32:45 UTC

    Updated capture · M4.7 · 149.951 km deep · 16 nearby records

    Source updated 2026-10-19 04:18:34 UTC

  15. Captured 2026-10-19 06:47:44 UTC

    Updated capture · M4.7 · 149.951 km deep · 17 nearby records

    Source updated 2026-10-19 04:18:34 UTC

  16. Captured 2026-10-19 08:02:52 UTC

    Updated capture · M4.7 · 149.951 km deep · 17 nearby records

    Source updated 2026-10-19 04:18:34 UTC

  17. Captured 2026-10-19 09:17:44 UTC

    Updated capture · M4.7 · 149.951 km deep · 17 nearby records

    Source updated 2026-10-19 04:18:34 UTC

  18. Captured 2026-10-19 10:32:44 UTC

    Updated capture · M4.7 · 149.951 km deep · 17 nearby records

    Source updated 2026-10-19 04:18:34 UTC

  19. Captured 2026-10-19 11:47:44 UTC

    Updated capture · M4.7 · 149.951 km deep · 17 nearby records

    Source updated 2026-10-19 04:18:34 UTC

  20. Captured 2026-10-19 13:02:46 UTC

    Updated capture · M4.7 · 149.951 km deep · 17 nearby records

    Source updated 2026-10-19 04:18:34 UTC

  21. Captured 2026-10-19 14:17:44 UTC

    Updated capture · M4.7 · 149.951 km deep · 17 nearby records

    Source updated 2026-10-19 04:18:34 UTC

  22. Captured 2026-10-19 15:17:44 UTC

    Updated capture · M4.7 · 149.951 km deep · 17 nearby records

    Source updated 2026-10-19 04:18:34 UTC

  23. Captured 2026-10-19 16:32:08 UTC

    Updated capture · M4.7 · 149.951 km deep · 0 nearby records

    Source updated 2026-10-19 04:18:34 UTC

  24. Captured 2026-10-19 17:47:08 UTC

    Updated capture · M4.7 · 149.951 km deep · 17 nearby records

    Source updated 2026-10-19 04:18:34 UTC

  25. Captured 2026-10-19 20:02:08 UTC

    Updated capture · M4.7 · 149.951 km deep · 0 nearby records

    Source updated 2026-10-19 04:18:34 UTC

  26. Captured 2026-10-19 22:17:10 UTC

    Updated capture · M4.7 · 149.951 km deep · 0 nearby records

    Source updated 2026-10-19 04:18:34 UTC

  27. Captured 2026-10-19 23:32:08 UTC

    Updated capture · M4.7 · 149.951 km deep · 17 nearby records

    Source updated 2026-10-19 04:18:34 UTC

Magnitude is not shaking

Magnitude describes the earthquake’s size. The shaking experienced at a place depends on distance, depth, local ground conditions and the rupture.

Depth needs context

A reported depth describes the location of the earthquake underground. Some solutions use an assigned depth; uncertainty and review status matter.

Nearby does not mean aftershock

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Read the original USGS record ↗

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In the daily journal

19 October 2026 ↗18 October 2026 ↗

SOURCE ID usgs:us6000u36d