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A 6.2 magnitude earthquake struck several southern Caribbean islands just before midnight, east-northeast of the Venezuelan coast in the Caribbean Sea.
The University of the West Indies Seismological Research Centre (UWI SRC) reported that the earthquake occurred at 11:58 pm local time at a focal depth of 46 km. According to the UWI SRC’s automatic earthquake location system, the earthquake’s impacts are as follows:
- 97 km northeast of Carupano, Venezuela
- 97 km west-northwest of Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
- 119 km northwest of San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago
Social media users reported that people felt the tremors in Trinidad and Tobago, northeastern Guyana, Grenada and St. Vincent and the Grenadines.
The United States Geological Survey (USGS) initially reported that the earthquake had a magnitude of 6.0 and was located 29 kilometers northeast of Yaguarapallo, Venezuela, with a focal depth of 87.4 kilometers.
Power outage in Trinidad
Power outages were reported in parts of north and northwest Trinidad, including Kalinachi, Santa Cruz, North Coast Road and Glencoe, but Public Utilities Minister Marvin Gonzalez confirmed that power had been restored by Sunday morning.
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Despite the magnitude of the earthquake, which some residents said lasted more than 10 seconds, no major damage was reported. The 6.2 magnitude earthquake is the strongest earthquake ever recorded in Trinidad and Tobago in 2024, surpassing the 5.2 magnitude earthquake reported by the UWI SRC earlier this year.
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