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Three Caribbean countries rattled by two earthquakes

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PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, Oct 21, CMC – Two earthquakes within a two hour period rattled several Caribbean countries on Monday night, but there were no immediate reports of damage or injuries.

The Seismic Research Centre (SRC) of the St. Augustine campus of  the University of the West Indies (UWI) said that the latest quake, which occurred at 11.36 pm (local time)had a magnitude of 4.2 and was at a depth of 11 kilometers (km).

It said  that the quake was felt 52km north north east of St. John’s, the capital of Antigua and Barbuda, 101 km north east of Brades in Montserrat and 116 km east north east of Basseterre, the capital of St. Kitts and Nevis.

The SRC said that the first quake occurred at 9.09 pm (local time) with a magntiude of 3.5 at a depth of 20km.

It was felt 83 km north east of Basseterre, 117 km north west of St. Johns and 135 Km north of Brades.

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