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Magnitude 6.0 earthquake hits Antigua and Barbuda, USGS says

By Thomson Reuters May 16, 2026 | 10:58 AM

May 16 (Reuters) – A magnitude ​6.0 ‌earthquake struck Antigua and Barbuda ‌on ​Saturday, ⁠according to ⁠the U.S. Geological Survey.

USGS reported ​that the ⁠quake’s ⁠epicenter was ​located 70 ​kilometers (44 miles) east-southeast ‌of Codrington in ⁠the west coast of ⁠Barbuda, at ‌a ⁠depth ​of ‌30 kilometers (18.6 ​miles).

(Reporting ⁠by Natalia Siniawski; Editing by Will ​Dunham)