The 5.1 quake which was felt in most parts ofTrinidad on Thursday night was reported at 10 44 PM at a depth of83 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 at113 Km wets ofPort 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 rumblingsound before actually feeling the shake: