Earthquake rattles Barbados, Martinique and St. Lucia

At least 3 Caribbean countries were rattled by an earthquake with a magnitude of 4.5 late on Friday night, the Trinidad & Tobago-based Seismic Research Center (SRC) of the St. Augustine campus of the University of the West Indies (UWI) has reported.

It said there were no immediate reports of damage or injuries following the tremor that was felt in Barbados, Martinique and St Lucia.

According to the SRC, the quake, which occurred at 11:30 p.m. (local time) and was located at Latitude: 14.34N, Longitude: 60.23W at a depth of 30 kilometers (18.6 miles).

According to SRC, the quake was felt 90 kilometers (56 miles) north east of Castries, in St Lucia, 98 kilometers (61 miles) east south east of Fort-de-France, Martinique and 153 kilometers (95 miles) north west of Bridgetown, Barbados In recent months, several Caribbean countries have been affected by earthquakes with the SRC warning the region to be prepared for a long overdue massive quake. -(CMC)