Monday, June 15, 2026

Trinidad rocked by strong earthquake

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An earthquake with a magnitude of  5.0 rocked Trinidad and Tobago on Friday night, but  there were no immediate reports of damage or injury.

The Seismic Research Centre (SRC) at the St. Augustine campus of the University of  the West Indies (UWI) said that the quake, which occurred at 7.50 pm (local time) was at a depth of 44 kilometers (km).

It was felt 36 km north west of  Port of  Spain,  61 Km of  Arima, east of here and 73 km north west of San Fernando in south Trinidad.

This is  the second quake to hit  Trinidad within the past 24 hours.

The SRC said that a tremor with a magnitude of 3.5 rattled the country as well as Grenada at around 12.52 pm  (local  time).

It said that it was at a depth of  53 km and that it was felt 64 km south, south west of  St. George’s in Grenada, 104 km north west f  Port of  Spain and 120 km north west of Arime in Trinidad.

There were also  no reports of damages or injuries. (CMC)

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