Caribbean National Weekly

St Vincent and the Grenadines, Antigua rocked by earthquake

By Micaiah Morgan··1 min read
St Vincent and the Grenadines, Antigua rocked by earthquake

A magnitude 3.7 earthquake was reported north of the St Vincent and the Grenadines this morning.

The UWI Seismic Research Center (UWI SRC), said that the earthquake occurred around 10:24 am (local time) at a depth of 10 km.

According to the Automatic Earthquake Location from UWI SRC, the quake struck:

  • Kingstown, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 50 km, N

  • Castries, Saint Lucia, 51 km, SW

  • Fort-de-France, Martinique, 110 km, S

Earlier today, there were reports that a magnitude 3.6 earthquake occurred northwest of Antigua and Barbuda around 12:30 am.

According to the Automatic Earthquake Location from the UWI Seismic Research Centre, the quake struck:  

  • 59 km NW of Saint John's, Antigua and Barbuda.
  • 69 km NE of Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis.
  • 160 km, NW of Point-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe.

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