Barbados and Jamaica had been each rocked by earthquakes simply hours aside on Tuesday.
In response to the U.S. Geological Survey, a magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck close to Barbados at round 11:26 AM native time. No rapid harm was reported.
The quake occurred some 30 miles (50 kilometers) south-southwest of the capital of Bridgetown at a depth of 24 miles (39 kilometers).
Posts on social media indicated that residents felt the tremors in Christ Church, St Philip, St John, St Michael, and surrounding areas.
The Seismic Analysis Unit of the College of the West Indies stated the quake’s location additionally put it 160 km east of Kingstown, St Vincent, and 179 km southeast of Castries, St Lucia.
There was no danger of a tsunami, based on Barbados Meteorological Companies.
Earthquakes are comparatively rare in Barbados, with solely a median annual of 13 tremors larger than magnitude 2.5, UWI stated. Solely 4 small recorded tsunamis have affected Barbados in historical past, with the newest reported in 1939, the middle stated.
One other earthquake felt in Kingston
Throughout the Caribbean, Jamaica was rocked by a 4.2 magnitude earthquake, located 21 km from Kingston.
In response to the Workplace of Catastrophe Preparedness and Emergency Administration (ODPEM), the quake occurred at roughly 1:27 PM native time and was felt throughout the Kingston Metropolitan Space. There are not any stories of injury or accidents.
That is the second time in a month that Jamaica has skilled an earthquake. On October 30, the island was jolted by a 5.4 magnitude quake that resulted in minor harm in some components of the island. Some 70 aftershocks had been recorded within the aftermath of the quake.
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