Earthquake Rattles Trinidad & Tobago and Grenada

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.2 rocked Trinidad and Tobago and Grenada on Monday, but there were no reports of injuries or damage, the Trinidad-based Seismic Research Centre (SRC) of the University of the West Indies (UI) has said.

It said that the quake, which occurred at 6.45 am (local time) was located Latitude: 11.13N, Longitude: 62.30W and at a depth of 84 kilometers (km).

The earthquake was felt 102 km northwest of Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago and 119 km southwest of St. George’s in Grenada.

The SRC said it was also felt 115 km northeast of Carúpano, Venezuela.

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