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Light earthquakes felt in several Eastern Caribbean islands

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Two earthquakes were felt in several Caribbean countries, including Barbados, early Thursday.

According to the Seismic Research Centre at the University of the West Indies (UWI), at 1:56 a.m (local time), a tremor with a magnitude of 3.5, was felt in sections of St. Kitts Nevis, Antigua and Barbuda and Guadeloupe.

The earthquake had a depth of 10km. Meanwhile, another quake occurred a few minutes earlier.

At 1:29 a.m.,   an earthquake was recorded near Barbados with a  magnitude of 3.7. That  tremor occurred was felt in Barbados, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and  Saint Lucia. There were no reports of injuries or damages.(CMC)

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