Earthquake Rattles Barbados

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Jul 16 2015 – A magnitude 5.7 earthquake has been recorded off Barbados.

The tremor occurred at 7. 01 am about 128 km northeast of Bathsheba, St Joseph, according to the European‑Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC).

Residents in parts of St Andrew, St Michael, St Philip and Christ Church reportedly felt the tremor.