Thread: Massive earthquake rocks the Eastern Caribbean.

Fear and panic ran high when an earthquake of a magnitude of 7.3 rocked the islands of the Eastern Caribbean, yesterday afternoon.
The quake occurred at 3 pm off the east coast of Martinique at 14.70 degrees North, 60.89 degrees West.
It was felt in Antigua, St Lucia, St Kitts/Nevis, Montserrat, Guadeloupe, Puerto Rico and here in T&T.


http://www.guardian.co.tt/news9.html


http://www.guardian.co.tt/news8.html


http://www.guardian.co.tt/news10.html

Originally Posted by MD11F

Fear and panic ran high when an earthquake of a magnitude of 7.3 rocked the islands of the Eastern Caribbean, yesterday afternoon.

The quake occurred at 3 pm off the east coast of Martinique at 14.70 degrees North, 60.89 degrees West.
It was felt in Antigua, St Lucia, St Kitts/Nevis, Montserrat, Guadeloupe, Puerto Rico and here in T&T.

http://www.guardian.co.tt/news9.html

http://www.guardian.co.tt/news8.html

http://www.guardian.co.tt/news10.html

any body hurt?

Thanks for the information on this thread.

I JUST asked if anyone knew anything about it on "Sue's News".

Please do keep us updated as more info is available.

No reported deaths but several injuries!! Quite a bit of damage, not severe but not good either

From CNN


(CNN) -- A magnitude-7.4 earthquake struck Thursday in the Caribbean just off the coast of Martinique, setting off shaking that triggered a reading of a strong earthquake in California, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
Residents check damage to their apartment building in Barbados after an earthquake on Thursday.

The earthquake occurred just after 3 p.m.(2 p.m. ET) the USGS said. Its epicenter was northwest of Le Morne-Rouge, Martinique.
There were some injuries, but no reports of deaths, Nadine Priam, chief editor of Radio Martinique, told CNN.

Roads and homes were damaged and one person was seriously injured after jumping out of a window according to Priam. Several schoolchildren were taken to the main hospital, she said. Watch quake rattle home in Dominica »

The quake was centered just offshore on the island's north side, between the island nations of Martinique and Dominica, Priam said. See where quake was centered »

The USGS reported its epicenter was about 90 miles below the Earth's surface, meaning shaking at the surface was somewhat muted. Earthquakes centered closer to the Earth's surface produce stronger shaking and generally cause more damage.

Despite the depth, the USGS Web site showed the quake was felt as far north as Road Town, Tortola, in the British Virgin Islands, about 350 miles from Martinique.

Its effects were felt even further away.
The USGS said shaking from the quake was picked up by a seismograph in California, which registered a magnitude 6.0 quake near Chico, California. But seismologists found no quake had occurred in California -- the instrument was reacting to reverberations from the Martinique quake.