A magnitude 4.2 earthquake occurred near Dominica in the wee hours of this morning.
Other islands in close proximity to the tremor were Martinique and St Lucia.
According to the UWI Seismic Research Unit, the quake took place around 3.54 am at a depth of 10km.
This is the second earthquake that has occurred near Dominica this week as well as the third to be recorded in the Eastern Caribbean since Christmas Eve.
On Dec. 24, a magnitude 4.0 earthquake was recorded near Dominica, Martinique, and St Lucia.
On Dec. 25, a magnitude 4.2 earthquake was recorded near Antigua and Barbuda, Saint Kitts and Nevis and Guadeloupe.
The preliminary details of the latest event are as follows:
DATE AND TIME:
2019-12-26 03.54 am (Local Time)
2019-12-26 07.54 (UTC)
MAGNITUDE:
4.2
LOCATION:
Latitude: 14.99N
Longitude: 60.74W
Depth: 10 km
NEARBY CITIES:
57 km NE of Fort-de-France, Martinique
80 km SE of Roseau, Dominica
109 km NNE of Castries, Saint Lucia
