Earthquake rattles three Caribbean islands
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) — An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.0 rattled three Caribbean islands on Friday but there were no immediate reports of damage or injuries.
The Trinidad-based Seismic Research Centre (SRC) of the University of the West Indies (UWI) said that the quake, which occurred at 3:21 am (Trinidad time) occurred near the French island of Guadeloupe, Dominica and Antigua and Barbuda.
It said the quake was located at latitude: 16.05N, Longitude: 61.15W at a depth of 12 kilometres (km) and that it was felt 48 km south-east of Point-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe, 87 km north-northeast of Roseau, Dominica, and 141 km south-east of St John’s, Antigua and Barbuda.
Caribbean countries have in recent months been rattled by earthquakes and SRC officials here have warned regional countries to be prepared for a major quake.
