Earthquake details

Saturday, February 17, 2001 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Trinidad and Tobago on Saturday, February 17, 2001 at 20:55 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Arima (Trinidad and Tobago - TT), about 27.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -61.049 and latitude 10.724.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	27.0 km
Coordinates	10.724, -61.049
UTC time	2001-02-17 20:55:32.960

Location	Chaguanas
Country	Trinidad and Tobago (TT)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2001-02-17

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Arima	27.3 km
Chaguanas	46.4 km
Rio Claro	48.6 km
Port of Spain	51.8 km
Mon Repos	65.8 km
San Fernando	67.5 km
Güiria	137.7 km
Tucupita	215.5 km
Caripito	234.7 km
Carúpano	241.3 km
Maturín	257.9 km
Temblador	259.3 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.8 Güiria Venezuela · 2025-10-24 23:50 UTC	101.0 km
M 4.4 Chaguanas Trinidad and Tobago · 2025-06-24 20:20 UTC	66.8 km

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