5.6 magnitude quake recorded off Barbados

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – A 5.6 magnitude earthquake was recorded off Barbados in the early hours of Monday.

According to the University of the West Indies (UWI) Seismic Unit, the quake occurred around 2:35 a.m.

The epicentre was located 130 kilometres northeast of here, 246 kilometres east of Castries, St. Lucia and 268 kilometres east southeast of Fort-de-France, Martinique.

There were no reports of injury or damage.

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