" Earthquake rocks Trinidad, Tobago, Barbados, Martinique, Dominica and other Caribbean Windward islands "
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An earthquake rocked Trinidad and Tobago around 3 pm local time today (29 Nov 2007).
Telephone lines on some parts of the islands went dead for about 20 minutes and cellular calls became difficult to place on one network.
To the hour, no reports of death or injuries have been received.
In fact, for the most part Trinbagonians carry on with their lives as normal.
Office buildings in Port of Spain (Trinidad) were vacated temporarily as a precaution.
The earthquake that was felt here in Trinidad & Tobago and earlier estimated to be around 4.8 in magnitude turned out to be the residue from a much stronger 7.3 earthquake "up the islands" as Trinbagonians like to say.
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Focus will be on Dominica where the earthquake was felt strongest.
Earthquake Details
Magnitude: 7.4
Date-Time:
* Thursday, November 29, 2007 at 19:00:19 UTC
* Thursday, November 29, 2007 at 03:00:19 PM at epicenter
Location: 14.921°N, 61.264°W
Depth: 145.4 km (90.4 miles)
Region: MARTINIQUE REGION, WINDWARD ISLANDS
Distances:
* 21 km (13 miles) NW (322°) from Le Morne-Rouge, Saint-Pierre, Martinique
* 22 km (14 miles) NNW (336°) from Saint-Pierre, Saint-Pierre, Martinique
* 23 km (14 miles) WNW (296°) from Le Lorrain, La Trinité, Martinique
* 41 km (25 miles) NNW (331°) from FORT-DE-FRANCE, Martinique
* 269 km (167 miles) NW (319°) from BRIDGETOWN, Barbados
Location: Uncertainty horizontal +/- 5.7 km (3.5 miles); depth +/- 6.9 km (4.3 miles)
Parameters: Nst=137, Nph=137, Dmin=267.4 km, Rmss=0.8 sec, Gp= 50°,
M-type=moment magnitude (Mw), Version=6
Source: * U.S. Geological Survey, National Earthquake Information Center:
World Data Center for Seismology, Denver
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Submitted By: The Webmaster
Posted Date: 01 DEC 2007
SOURCE: Breaking News :: Trinidad and Tobago, WEST INDIES
STORY-DATE: Thursday, November 29 2007 @ 03:10 PM Trinidad and Tobago/GMT
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