Earthquake details

Tuesday, May 3, 1994 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Trinidad and Tobago on Tuesday, May 3, 1994 at 16:56 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Rio Claro (Trinidad and Tobago - TT), about 63.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -60.595 and latitude 10.268.

Magnitude	5.1
Alert	Strong
Depth	40.5 km
Coordinates	10.268, -60.595
UTC time	1994-05-03 16:56:19.070

Location	Chaguanas
Country	Trinidad and Tobago (TT)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1994-05-03

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Rio Claro	63.7 km
Arima	85.7 km
Mon Repos	93.2 km
Chaguanas	94.1 km
San Fernando	95.7 km
Port of Spain	110.4 km
Güiria	189.6 km
Tucupita	208.9 km
Temblador	265.3 km
Caripito	275.0 km
Maturín	289.6 km
Carúpano	294.4 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.8 Güiria Venezuela · 2025-10-24 23:50 UTC	162.1 km
M 4.4 Chaguanas Trinidad and Tobago · 2025-06-24 20:20 UTC	136.9 km

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