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Strong 5.0 quake felt across three Caribbean islands; No damage reported

A strong earthquake with a magnitude of 5.0 was felt in three Caribbean countries yesterday.

The Trinidad-based Seismic Research Centre stated that the quake, which occurred at 9:45pm was felt 81 kilometers south east of Kingstown, the capital of St. Vincent & the Grenadines, 100 km north east of St. George's in Grenada and 146 km north of Scarborough in Tobago.

There were no immediate reports of injuries or damage. The quake had a depth of 10 km.

Last night's quake followed a magnitude 4.5 tremor four days ago that was felt in Guadeloupe, Dominica, and Martinique.

There were also no reports of damage or injuries.



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