Barbados Jolted by 6.9 magnitude Earthquake

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) — Barbados was jolted by an earthquake with a magnitude of 6.9 on Wednesday but there were no reports of injuries or damages.

The Trinidad-based Seismic Research centre (SRC) at the St Augustine campus of the University of the West Indies (UWI), said that the quake, which occurred at 6:52 am (local time) was at a depth of 155 km.

It said that the quake, east of Barbados, was located at 13.35 degrees north and 56.29 degrees west and was felt in St Vincent.

Over the last few days, several Caribbean countries have been rattled by earthquakes.