CASTRIES — The National Emergency Management Organization (NEMO) has received information from the University of the West Indies Seismic Research Center, Trinidad, indicating that that there was a 3.7 magnitude earthquake about 70 miles north east of St. Lucia’s capital city at 9:32 p.m., on Jan. 22.
The earthquake occurred at latitude 14.65 north and 60.19 west at a depth of 6.2 miles.
Earthquakes with a magnitude measuring between 2.5 to 5.4 are often felt but only cause minor damage.
Also there was a magnitude 3.6 earthquake occurred on Jan. 21 about 33 miles from San Pedro de Macoris in the Dominican Republic, according to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
There are about 30,000 each year.
A 3.7 magnitude earthquake is categorized as minor.
