Massive 4.8 magnitude earthquake rattles St Vincent and the Grenadines on Friday

St. Vincent and the Grenadines: A calm of Friday morning was shattered as a 4.8 magnitude earthquake rattled St. Vincent and the Grenadines, startling residents and sparking concerns across the island.

The magnitude of 4.8, 33.0 km was recorded NE of Kingstown St. Vincent and the Grenadines while 67 km was recorded SSW of Castries, Saint Lucia and 128 km S of Fort-de-France, Martinique.

According to data from the UWI Seismic Research Centre, the 4.8 magnitude earthquake occurred in the early Friday morning October 3 around 10:59 a.m with the location of the earthquake being felt at the latitude of 13.44N, longitude of 61.11W and a depth of 142 km.

Upon the release of the news by the UWI Seismic Research multiple citizens of the Caribbean took to social media to confirm that they felt it as some stated “Felt it in Villa”, “Felt it in Grenada.” While some stated they did not feel a thing, as one user wrote, “Did not feel a thing.”

A local from Trinidad also said, “Heavy rain on the north section of Trinidad !!!... This morning was an oven .. felt like the sun was 1 mile over our heads.”