Earthquake details

Thursday, December 2, 2004 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Trinidad and Tobago on Thursday, December 2, 2004 at 19:16 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Chaguanas (Trinidad and Tobago - TT), about 7.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -61.480 and latitude 10.490.

Magnitude	5.8
Alert	Strong
Depth	49.0 km
Coordinates	10.490, -61.480
UTC time	2004-12-02 19:16:34.660

Location	Chaguanas
Country	Trinidad and Tobago (TT)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2004-12-02

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Chaguanas	7.5 km
Port of Spain	20.1 km
San Fernando	23.4 km
Mon Repos	23.7 km
Arima	27.2 km
Rio Claro	39.1 km
Güiria	90.1 km
Tucupita	171.2 km
Caripito	182.4 km
Carúpano	195.1 km
Maturín	204.2 km
Temblador	208.9 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.8 Güiria Venezuela · 2025-10-24 23:50 UTC	64.5 km
M 4.4 Chaguanas Trinidad and Tobago · 2025-06-24 20:20 UTC	83.4 km

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