Caribbean National Weekly

Strong quake jolts Trinidad & Tobago

By Andrew Karim··1 min read
Strong quake jolts Trinidad & Tobago
Key Points(4)
  • An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.9 jolted Trinidad and Tobago on Monday but there were no immediate reports of injuries or damage.
  • T he Seismic Research centre (SRC) of the University of the West Indies (UWI), said that the quake, which occurred at 3.01 pm had a depth of 10 kilometres.
  • The quake was felt Port of Spain and Arima, as well as in Scarborough, the capital of Tobago.
  • The location was given as Latitude 11.26N and Longitude: 60.92W.

An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.9 jolted Trinidad and Tobago on Monday but there were no immediate reports of injuries or damage.

T he Seismic Research centre (SRC) of the University of the West Indies (UWI), said that the quake, which occurred at 3.01 pm had a depth of 10 kilometres.

The quake was felt Port of Spain and Arima, as well as in Scarborough, the capital of Tobago.

The location was given as Latitude 11.26N and Longitude: 60.92W.

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