Caribbean islands rattled by two earthquakes inside quick interval

The Seismic Analysis Centre on the College of the West Indies’ St. Augustine campus reported on Monday that two earthquakes rattled a number of islands within the Caribbean inside a 24-hour interval. 

There have been no rapid studies of harm or accidents in relation to the seismic occasions.

Particulars of  Monday’s earthquake

Stories are that the the newest earthquake, with a magnitude of 4.2 occurred 9.45 a.m. on Monday at a depth of 10 kilometres.

It was felt 111 km south north east of Roseau, the Dominican capital, 131 km south east of Level-à-Pitre within the French island of Guadeloupe and 142 km north east of Fort-de-France, Martinique.

Sunday’s earthquake

A barely stronger quake preceded this occasion on Sunday night, registering a magnitude of 4.5.

This tremor occurred at a deeper depth of 62 kilometers at 9:22 p.m. 

It additionally spanned a wider geographical space, with tremors felt 105 kilometers northwest of Port of Spain in Trinidad, 109 kilometers southwest of St George’s in Grenada, and 121 kilometers northeast of Carúpano in Venezuela.

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