Magnitude 4.2 earthquake strikes near Anguilla this morning

THE VALLEY — Anguilla residents felt a 4.2-magnitude earthquake early this morning, authorities said. No injuries were reported,

The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake’s epicenter hit about 32 miles (52 kilometers north-northwest of Sandy Ground Village, Anguilla.

The origination point hit about 42 miles (68 kilometers) from Sint Maarten in the Netherlands Antilles, according to the USGS.

The Anguillan tumbler follows a rash of “moderate” earthquakes in the Caribbean, most recently a 5.0 earthquake that struck 19 miles (31 kilometers) from Saint-Joseph in Martinique on March 25, the USGS said.

That quake was also felt in nearby Dominica, area residents said.

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John F. McCarthy is a veteran journalist in the Caribbean, writing from the "Decision Space" where survival meets the surreal. His reporting steel was tempered by a lineage of legendary editors and broadcasters, including Ed Wynn Brant (The Bomb), Owen Eschenroder (Ann Arbor News), Lynelle Emanuel (BVI Beacon), and Charles Thanas (WSVI-TV). Alongside longtime colleague Kenneth C. "Casey" Clark, McCarthy has navigated the front lines of the territory’s history—from the 1997 volcanic "snow" to every major hurricane since Hugo. Known for leaning out of doorless helicopters to capture the "money shot," McCarthy now edits the V.I. Free Press, providing the essential link between the island's colonial past and its SpaceX future.