The University of the West Indies Seismic Research Centre (UWI SRC) recorded two minor magnitude earthquakes early Thursday morning, both striking within the Caroni Swamp.
The first quake, registering a magnitude of 2.9, was widely reported across central Trinidad. Four to six seconds of shaking accompanied by what sounded like an explosion occurred at 2:57 AM. The UWI SRC has located this quake at a depth of 15.9 kilometers, placing the epicenter 6.2 kilometers northwest of Chaguanas. Shaking and noise from the quake were sufficient to cause people to arise from sleep.
Just over two hours later, at 5:08 AM, a second minor-magnitude earthquake of magnitude 2.7 also produced shaking across mainly central Trinidad and an explosive-like noise.
This quake was located 2.47 kilometers north-northwest of the earlier earthquake and approximately 8.66 kilometers north-northwest of Chaguanas.
Read more: https://ttweathercenter.com/2024/05/30/2-early-morning-earthquakes-felt-across-central-trinidad/
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