Tremors felt in Barbados after 6.7 earthquake at sea - the THIRD in three months

Feb 18, 2014 13:50

By Chris Bradley

The epicentre was more than 120 miles off the coast and 20 miles deep but Barbadians felt the tremors in the early hours



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Barbados has been rocked by an 6.7 magnitude earthquake off the coast of the island in the Caribbean.

The epicentre was around 126 miles to the northeast of Bridgetown and at a depth of 20 miles.

It happened at just before 5.30am local time.

No tsunami alert has been issued and there are no reports of any injuries or fatalities in Barbados or on nearby islands.

Tremors were also felt in St Lucia. . The United States Geological Survey took a magnitude reading of 6.7 on the Richter scale.

The earthquake is the third in the Caribbean in two months.

In December, one with a magnitude of 3.8 at a depth of 41miles struck off the Barbados coast a day after two tremors shook the island.

The Seismic Unit of the University of the West Indies in Trinidad and Tobago measured them both at 3.6, Nationnews.com reported.


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