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Several earthquakes were reported in the Caribbean overnight into today with a magnitude 6.0 quake recorded northeast of Guadeloupe early this morning which was felt in other islands.
The events have worried people in the Caribbean. The UWI Seismic Research Center in response to concerns online said in a post this morning:
“Please note that our region is a seismically active one and we can feel events in a short period of time. This is why we always urge persons to plan, prepare and practice for any earthquake event.”
Here is a chronology of the Automatic Earthquake Locations posted by The UWI Seismic Research Center (UWI SRC):
A 4.4 magnitude earthquake was recorded northeast of Guadeloupe, southeast of Antigua and east of Montserrat around 6:29 am local time at a depth of 10 km.
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