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5.1 magnitude earthquake rattles Trinidad & Tobago
An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.1 rocked Trinidad & Tobago on Thursday night, but there were no immediate reports of damage or injuries.
The Trinidad & Tobago-based Seismic Research Center (SRC) of the St. Augustine campus of the University of the West Indies (UWI) said that the earthquake occurred at 10:44 pm (local time) and was located at latitude 10.93N, longitude 62.14W and at a depth of 83 kilometers (52 miles).
The tremor was felt 76 kilometers (47 miles) north west of the capital, Port of Spain, 100 kilometers (62 miles) west north west of Arima, and 106 kilometers (66 miles) north west of San Fernando.
Thursday night’s tremor is the third within a one week period to rattle Trinidad & Tobago.
Late last month, 2 earthquakes with magnitudes 4.2 and 4 shook the country within a 12-hour period. -(CMC)