Earthquake hits east of St Lucia

A 4.7 magnitude tremor was recorded east of St Lucia around 10:16 a.m. today, according to the University of the West Indies (UWI) Seismic Research Centre.

The tremor occurred 64 kilometres east of the capital, Castries, 100 kilometres southeast of Fort-de-France, Martinique and 132 kilometres northeast of Kingstown, St Vincent and the Grenadines at a depth of 21 kilometres.

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