Overall Green Earthquake in Antigua & Barbuda on 16 May 2026 14:50 UTC

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M 6 in Antigua & Barbuda on 16 May 2026 14:50 UTC

2026-05-16 14:59 message from NTWC

Key information extracted from original GTS message :

Evaluation

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.1 occurred in the leeward ISLANDS at 1450 UTC on saturday MAY 16 2026
Based on all available data there is no significant TSUNAMI threat from this earthquake
However there is a very small possibility of TSUNAMI waves along coasts located nearest the epicenter

Measurements Levels

SOURCE	GAUGE LOCATION	LAT	LON	TIME (UTC)	HEIGHT (m)	PERIOD (min)

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