KINGSTON, Jamaica, Sep. 12, CMC – A minor earthquake with a magnitude of 3.1 rocked sections of the Corporate Area at 11:07 am (local time) on Thursday.
The Earthquake Unit at the University of the West Indies, Mona Campus says it was located approximately 10 kilometres south of Buff Bay, in the eastern parish of Portland.The quake had a focal depth of 8 km.
Thursday’s earthquake follows one on Tuesday that was also felt in the Corporate Area as well as sections of the central parish of St. Catherine.
That quake had a magnitude of 3.5 .
There were no reports of damage or injuries on both occasions.
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