Earthquake West of Trinidad: 5.7 magnitude

by AirBourne / April 7th, 2016

Trinidadians at 8:22 this morning experienced an earthquake on the Paria peninsula, west of Trinidad.

(IMAGE VIA: ttnewsflash.com) The event was verified by the UWI's St Augustine Seismic Research Centre's website and placed at 10.60°N and 62.56°W. The magnitude was 5.7 and the depth was 79 km.

(IMAGE VIA: ttnewsflash.com) The event was verified by the UWI’s St Augustine Seismic Research Centre’s website and placed at 10.60°N and 62.56°W. The magnitude was 5.7 and the depth was 79 km.

BajanReporter.com chatted via Facebook with a few Trinidadians who not only confirmed but said the shaking was very light and much closer to Venezuela – it was also felt in Grenada.

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