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M6.2 earthquake rocks Trinidad and Tobago

Trinidad and Tobago was rocked by a magnitude 6.2 earthquake on Saturday night. Shaking was reported as far north as St. Vincent and as far south as northeastern Guyana.
According to the University of the West Indies Seismic Research Centre (UWI SRC), the preliminary magnitude 6.2 earthquake was located at 10.83°N, 62.36°W, at a depth of 45.6 kilometres, placing the quake 97 kilometres west-northwest of Port of Spain.

Shaking lasted between 30 and 35 seconds across the country, with nearly all areas across Trinidad and Tobago submitting felt reports on social media posts or to scientific agencies like the UWI SRC or the United States Geological Survey.Following the quake, parts of northern and northwestern Trinidad, including Carenage, Santa Cruz, Goodwood, and Trinidad's North Coast, briefly lost electricity. Ultimately, the northwest of Trinidad is a very seismically active area that has produced earthquakes registering above magnitude 7.0 in the past. In fact, based on records from the UWI SRC, over 2,400 earthquakes have been recorded in the area since 1960. Within the last three months, the UWI SRC has recorded 13 earthquakes above magnitude 3.5 northwest of Trinidad. 

There was no tsunami threat as a result of Saturday night's earthquake, and the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center, the chief organization responsible for advising Caribbean nations on tsunami threats within the region, did not issue any statements.

In reply to sgtdjones

Afghanistan caused it. earthquake began like 4 seconds after the final wicket

In reply to Jumpstart

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In reply to doosra

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In reply to googley

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In reply to sgtdjones

Does he even know what that is?

In reply to googley

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