July 12, 2016
3.0 quake hits St Thomas
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Earthquake Unit at the University of The West Indies, Mona Campus has reported that a 3.0 magnitude earthquake struck approximately 12km north of Hagley Gap, St Thomas early Wednesday morning.
The unit said in a release that the earthquake, which had a depth was 5.3km, was felt about 5:00am. The tremors were reportedly felt in the Mavis Bank and Gordon Town area of St Andrew.
This is the fourth reported earthquake in the Caribbean since Saturday.
An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.4 jolted Dominica on Monday, but there were no reports of injuries and damage.
Over the weekend, Trinidad and Tobago recorded two earthquakes, with the second occurring on Sunday with a magnitude of 4.2, following a 3.6 quake on Saturday.
