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Earthquake causes light shaking in Cayman Islands

thumb.phpFrom Caribbean Journal

The Cayman Islands was shaken by a rare earthquake on Wednesday [19] morning, according to data from the United States Geological Survey.

The 4.2-magnitude quake was the latest in a string of recent tremblers in the northern portion of the Caribbean.

Its epicentre was about 62 kilometres south of George Town, and about 372 kilometres south-southwest of Trinidad, Cuba.

It struck at a depth of 10 kilometres at around 6:55 AM local time in the Cayman Islands.

The quake came after a series of earthquakes in northern Cuba in recent months.

For more: http://www.caribjournal.com/2014/03/19/earthquake-causes-light-shaking-in-cayman-islands/

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