March 6, 2020

When There is a Rumbling Sound Before an Earthquake..

By Newsroom

The 5.1 quake which was felt in most parts of  Trinidad on Thursday night was reported at 10 44 PM at a depth of  83 kilometers.

One week ago another quake which registered 4.8 on the Richter scale occurred at 10 25 PM, at a depth of 10 kilometers.

The UWI Seismic Research Unit  (SRU) says that last night’s quake was reported 76 kilometres away from Port of Spain. One week ago it was reported at  113 Km wets of  Port f Spain but closer to Carupano, Venezuela.

MAGNITUDE: 5.1

LOCATION:
Latitude: 10.93N
Longitude: 62.14W
Depth: 83 km

NEARBY CITIES:
76 km NW of Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
100 km WNW of Arima, Trinidad and Tobago
106 km NW of San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago,

The SRU has also sought to allay fears of the persons who reported hearing a rumbling  sound before actually feeling the shake:

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