Light earthquakes felt in several Eastern Caribbean islands

Two earthquakes were felt in several Caribbean countries, including Barbados, early Thursday.

According to the Seismic Research Centre at the University of the West Indies (UWI), at 1:56 a.m (local time), a tremor with a magnitude of 3.5, was felt in sections of St. Kitts Nevis, Antigua and Barbuda and Guadeloupe.

The earthquake had a depth of 10km. Meanwhile, another quake occurred a few minutes earlier.

At 1:29 a.m.,   an earthquake was recorded near Barbados with a  magnitude of 3.7. That  tremor occurred was felt in Barbados, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and  Saint Lucia. There were no reports of injuries or damages.(CMC)

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