SMALL EARTHQUAKES HAVE BEEN FELT IN OVER 6 CARIBBEAN COUNTRIES FOR 2013 SO FAR (INCLUDING SVG)! A WORRYING NUMBER OF SMALL EARTH TREMORS HAVE BEEN RECORDED IN 6 CARIBBEAN TERRITORIES INCLUDING; TRINIDAD, BERMUDA, ST. LUCIA, GRENADA, ST. VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES AND MORE RECENTLY - ANTIGUA! VINCY NEWS - TIMELINE OF EARTHQUAKES IN THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN (INCLUDING TRINIDAD) - FEBRUARY - JUNE 2013 - February 4, 2013 - Magnitude 4.0 - Trinidad - February 10, 2013 - Magnitude 4.9 - Trinidad - February 13, 2013 - Magnitude 3.1 - Trinidad - March 4, 2013 - Magnitude 3.8 - Paria Peninsula - Trinidad 43km - March 24, 2013 - Magnitude 4.8 - East of Grenada 22km - March 31, 2013 - Magnitude 3.8 - Trinidad 95km - April 30, 2013 - Magnitude 5.3 - West of Barbuda 58Km - May 2, 2013 - Magnitude 3.7 - North of Trinidad 33km - May 7, 2013 - Magnitude 4.1 - East of St. Lucia 20km - May 19, 2013 - Magnitude 4.0 - North East of St. Lucia 32km - June 6, 2013 - Magnitude 4.0 - South East of St. Vincent (felt in Grenada also) 28.56 km - June 8, 2013 - Magnitude 2.1 - South of St. Lucia 17km - June 9, 2013 - Magnitude 3.8 - South of Antigua 38km Frequent, small earthquakes release energy in little bursts, instead of building up the pressure to release in one huge tremor. If pressure between two plates is allowed to constantly build, one of the plates will tear loose more violently, causing a huge shock and a big earthquake. Even with this piece of Scientific Fact in mind however, the frequency of small earthquakes in the Eastern Caribbean is worrying.
Posted on: Sun, 09 Jun 2013 17:13:52 +0000