RegionalTrinidad & Tobago Trinidad and Tobago rocked by magnitude 6.2 earthquake by Barbados Today 23/06/2024 written by Barbados Today 23/06/2024 1 min read A+A- Reset Share FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail 3.9K A powerful earthquake with a magnitude of 6.2 rocked Trinidad and Tobago near midnight on Saturday, 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 quake was felt at 11:58 pm on Saturday. It was located at Latitude: 10.83N, Longitude: 62.37W and at a depth of 46 kilometres (km). The quake was felt 97 km west-northwest of the capital Port of Spain and 119 km northwest of San Fernando. The SRC said that it was also felt 97 km east northeast in Carúpano, Venezuela. The Trinidad and Tobago Weather Center reported that the earthquake was felt as far north as St Vincent to as far south as northeastern Guyana. You Might Be Interested In TRINIDAD – Gov’t prepares legislation to treat with asylum seekers TRINIDAD – Police capture one of the country’s most wanted men TRINIDAD: Antigua and Barbuda prepared to purchase more LIAT shares It said while there were no immediate reports of injuries or damage, power outages were reported across northwestern Trinidad. “The largest quake to strike within 20 kilometres of tonight’s quake occurred on October 11th, 2013, at magnitude 6.0,” the Center added. Some people took to social media to report how they felt with one person saying “6.2 earthquake, worst I have felt in ages,” while the group Tobago Observers posted on Facebook “6.2 according to UWI Seismic Research Centre subject to adjustment. Wow!”. Another person wrote “Just felt a pretty long earthquake in Trinidad…6.1 on the Richter…all is well,” while one person said “I was watching T20 World Cup…Afghanistan had just won their game vs Australia and I was clapping…next thing I feel the ground shaking…followed by stuff moving on a coffee table..” The quake came four days after the country recorded a tremor of 3.9. SOURCE: CMC Barbados Today Stay informed and engaged with our digital news platform. The leading online multimedia news resource in Barbados for news you can trust. You may also like Saint Lucia PM wants more initiatives to tackle youth unemployment, crime 22/02/2025 CARICOM Summit: UN chief proposes fresh anti-gang Haiti security force 21/02/2025 New LIAT to expand beyond Caribbean — PM Browne 21/02/2025