Earthquake details

Tuesday, April 22, 1997 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Trinidad and Tobago on Tuesday, April 22, 1997 at 10:18 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Arima (Trinidad and Tobago - TT), about 48.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -61.169 and latitude 11.057.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	5.0 km
Coordinates	11.057, -61.169
UTC time	1997-04-22 10:18:53.440

Location	Arima
Country	Trinidad and Tobago (TT)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1997-04-22

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Arima	48.3 km
Port of Spain	57.9 km
Chaguanas	66.0 km
Rio Claro	83.6 km
Mon Repos	91.7 km
San Fernando	92.5 km
Güiria	134.5 km
Carúpano	232.1 km
Caripito	236.1 km
Tucupita	242.6 km
Maturín	264.5 km
Cariaco	268.0 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.8 Güiria Venezuela · 2025-10-24 23:50 UTC	91.4 km
M 4.4 Chaguanas Trinidad and Tobago · 2025-06-24 20:20 UTC	29.7 km

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