ST. JOHN’S, Antigua--A 4.4-magnitude earthquake occurred in the Eastern Caribbean early on Tuesday morning, and while there were no reports of damage or injury, some residents reported feeling the tremor.
The quake, which occurred around 2:42am, was recorded 25 kilometres (km) northwest of Antigua and Barbuda’s capital, St. John’s; 77km east of Basseterre, St. Kitts and Nevis; and 123km northwest of Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe.
It struck at a depth of 103km.
Residents of the impacted islands reported to The University of the West Indies (The UWI) Seismic Research Unit in Trinidad that they felt the shaking. ~ Caribbean360 ~
