CARIBBEAN-EARTHQUAKE-Strong earthquake recorded in French island of Guadeloupe

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PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – An earthquake of 6.1 rocked several islands in the Caribbean on Friday, but there were no immediate reports of damage or injuries.

The Seismic Research Centre (SRC) of the St. Augustine campus of the University of the West Indies (IUWI) said that the quake, which occurred at 7.23 am (local time), was located 53 kilometers (km) west of Pointe-a-Pitre in the French island of Guadeloupe.

It was felt at a depth of 177.3 km and in the neighboring islands of Dominica, Montserrat, St. Kitts-Nevis, and Antigua and Barbuda.

Two days ago, an earthquake of 3.1 shook St. John’s, the capital of Antigua and Barbuda, Point-a Pitre in Guadeloupe, and Basseterre in St. Kitts.

There were also no reports of damage or injury.

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