December 23, 2017
Northeastern Caribbean rocked by 5.2 earthquake
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) — Several countries in the northeastern Caribbean were rocked by a 5.2-magnitude earthquake this morning.
The quake, which struck at around 11:12 am (local) time, was centred about 22 kilometres north-northeast off the island of St Barth.
The Trinidad based Seismic Research Unit at the University of the West Indies (UWI) said the earthquake had a depth of 74.5 kilometres.
It was also felt in St Martin, Anguilla, St Kitts Nevis, Antigua and Barbuda, the US Virgin Islands, the British Virgin Islands, Guadeloupe and Puerto Rico.
There were no reports of damage or injuries.
