BASSETERRE, St. Kitts – An earthquake measuring 5.8 on the Richter Scale rattled the Federation mid morning today, Sunday 24th December, 2017.
The shaking started at about 11:12 (am).
The unusual shaking was felt by many as they buzzed about the occurrence on social media.
As per information disseminated by the UWI Seismic Research Centre, the earthquake was felt in St. Kitts and Nevis, Guadeloupe and Antigua and Barbuda.
The automatic Earthquake Location was listed as:
Latitude: 18.23N
Longitude: 62.81W
Depth: 68 km
The earthquake was located:
-103 km N of Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis
-163 km NW of Saint John’s, Antigua and Barbuda
-261 km NW of Point-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe
There weren’t any immediate report of damages on St. Kitts or Nevis.
