T&T trembles as strong earthquake hits

Scene in a supermarket after the quake
Scene in a supermarket after the quake

All cardinal points of Trinidad and Tobago were rocked by an earthquake Tuesday around 5.45 p.m., with the UWI Seismic Research Centre later giving a preliminary reading of 6.2 on the Richter Scale.

Citizens took immediately to social media site Facebook to state that the shake-up was the worst most of them had ever felt.

The location of the ‘quake was given as Latitude: 11.04N and Longitude: 60.70W, with a origin depth of 29 kilometres, with its centre closer to Scarborough, Tobago.

According to the University of the West Indies, it was felt 16 km SSE of Scarborough, 78 km NE of Arima and 99 km NE of Port of Spain.

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10 Comments

  1. Ten Ten for Dante Jones
    December 8, 2016

    Dante Jones, can you read? If you can, why don’t you try to read Jessie’s link which he kindly provided. If you can’t be bothered to do that, just hit the dislike button which most people like you do in times of cognitive dissonance.

  2. keepingitreal
    December 7, 2016

    Jah live

  3. anti bs
    December 7, 2016

    wow i really hope it had no fatalities :(

  4. December 7, 2016

    Lots of shaking in that region lately….

  5. The Truth Be Told
    December 6, 2016

    This is shocking. We never know when disaster will strike and where. Hope my family and friends in T & T are OK. I will try to contact them either tonight or tomorrow, if the phone lines are operable or will send an email.
    I heard Father Cuffy is in T & T. I hope he is OK. Father, are you still in T & T? If so, all those who know you are concerned. I expect you will access DNO to let us know if you are OK. God bless and protect you!
    .

    • Franklyn Cuffy
      December 7, 2016

      Dear “The Truth Be Told”
      Thanks for your concern. The Legion of Mary Society was just ending their weekly meeting and I was just entering St Theresa’s Parish Church, in Barataria to begin our 6:00 pm. Mass when we all felt this 6.2 Earthquake. One Parishioner, who attends daily Masses remarked that He is around!
      Thank God there were no fatalities and serious structural damages in comparison to other places where there were lost of lives.

  6. sassie
    December 6, 2016

    praying for T and T. Lord, watch over them

    • Jessie Clements, PhD (climatology)
      December 6, 2016

      You want to pray? Pray to Donald Trump and ask him to stop the USA Weather Warfare Division from causing this.

      Earthquakes these day are not accidental. They are tools of weather warfare by the elites.

      Read, learn, be wise and complain. Otherwise, face total manipulation by the elites. Here is a start up link for you:

      http://www.globalresearch.ca/haarp-secret-weapon-used-for-weather-modification-electromagnetic-warfare/20407

      • LifeandDeath
        December 7, 2016

        It’s too much work for Christians to read, some don’t even read the Bible.

        Besides real (staunchly indoctrinated) Christians aren’t opened to any critical or objective views (Faith permanently replaced critical thinking) that would suggest anything different to a White all powerful messiah (Jesus Christ) living in a utopia.

        Lets just pray for Trinidad..Prayer works well ’cause it’s a placebo, you have only to believe and ignore any evidence contrary..

      • Dante Jones
        December 8, 2016

        How did earthquakes become part of the weather? smdh. We barely understand how earthquakes work much less for being able to cause them

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