A powerful earthquake with a magnitude of 5.3 shook a number of Caribbean international locations early Monday morning, however there have been no fast experiences of injury or accidents.
The Trinidad-based Seismic Analysis Centre (SRC) on the College of the West Indies’ St. Augustine campus mentioned the quake occurred at 5:16 a.m. native time at a depth of 24 kilometers.
The tremor was felt in Antigua and Barbuda, Montserrat, Guadeloupe, and neighboring Nevis. Residents in Antigua reported panic, with many taking to social media to explain the quake’s results.
Monday’s quake follows a magnitude 4.1 earthquake practically 48 hours earlier that rattled Dominica, Martinique, and Guadeloupe. The SRC confirmed there have been no experiences of accidents or structural harm from both occasion.
Seismologists proceed to watch the area for potential aftershocks.
