Earthquake shakes part of Lesser Antilles

Residents of Martinique, St. Lucia and Dominica have reported feeling a 5.5 magnitude which occurred in the early hours of this morning.

According to the University of the West Indies’ Seismic Research Centre (SRC), the quake occurred at a depth of 147 km, just nine km northwest of the capital of the French Caribbean island; 69 km north northwest of Castries, St. Lucia, and 78 km south southeast of Roseau, Dominica.

The shaking occurred around 2:55 a.m.

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