this is only the second earthquake i have actually felt (experienced, rode, survived — whatever you call it). the first was in Japan over 10 years ago. i have to say it was a bit anti-climatic on this part of the island. i thought i was just experiencing indigestion from the cafeteria lunch.

An earthquake, measured at 7.3 on the Richter scale, rocked St. Kitts and Nevis and the rest of the Eastern Caribbean, and as far south as Trinidad and Tobago, at 3 p.m. on today (Thursday), November 29th.

According to www.earthquake.usgs.gov the epicentre of the earthquake was given as latitude 14.921 degrees N and 61.264 degrees W, which is 40km or 25 miles north of Fort de France, Martinique. The depth of the quake was given as 145.4 kilometres below the earth’s surface.

~ from SKN Vibes