Trinidad & Tobago rocked by 4.7 magnitude earthquake

An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.7 rattled Trinidad & Tobago on Tuesday, but there were no immediate reports of injury or damage.

The Seismic Research Center (SRC) of the St. Augustine campus of the University of the West Indies (UWI) said that the quake occurred at 07:28 am local time at a depth of 53 kilometers (33 miles).

It said that the tremor, one of several to shake the oil rich twin-island republic in recent months, was located Latitude: 10.79N, Longitude: 62.30W and was felt 88 kilometers (55 miles) west of the capital Port of Spain and 110 kilometers (68 miles) north west of San Fernando.

The earthquake also registered 104 kilometers (65 miles) east of Carúpano in Venezuela.

This is the 2nd earthquake to have been felt in both countries within the past 24 hours. Late Monday, a quake with a magnitude of 4.0 was felt in both countries. It was at a depth of 10 kilometers (6 miles).

Meanwhile, the Trinidad & Tobago Meteorological Service (TTMS) has said that the twin-island republic will continue to face “adverse” weather conditions and that there would be “rain and/or showers and isolated thunderstorms” across the country.

“As a result, street/ flash flooding can occur in heavy downpours and there is an increased risk of landslides or landslips in areas with prolonged rainfall. “Persons residing or working in flood-prone or landslip prone areas are urged to be extra vigilant and to take the necessary steps to preserve life and property,” the TTMS added. -(CMC)