Earthquake felt in Dominica

Circle indicates epicenter of quake
Circle indicates epicenter of quake

Dominica and several islands were shaken by an earthquake on Saturday morning.

DNO has received several reports from readers who said they felt the quake.

According to the University of the West Indies Seismic Research Centre, the quake took place at 9:03 am, 158 km SE of Roseau and 89 km ESE of Fort-de-France, Martinique.

The location was 14.37N Latitude and 60.31W Longtitude.

The magnitude was 4.9 on the Richter Scale at a depth of 25 km.

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22 Comments

  1. August 24, 2015

    Sell well well it beggars belief. I cannot believe that you people are blaming the gov for the earth tremors
    how ignorant and stupid. Anyway i wish you all safety because if the earthquake hit D A it will not choose gov or civillian.
    Let us be adults about this.

  2. the fly
    August 23, 2015

    Brp , earthquake been on this planet millions of yrs. before man so stop blaming GOD if there is a GOD.

  3. mine
    August 23, 2015

    We are taking everything for granting these are warning signs.

    • the fly
      August 24, 2015

      MINE, what are you on :?: you need help my child.

  4. just want to share
    August 23, 2015

    Our God is a God of chances. My people it is a wake up call. let’s make all necessary preparation to meet our Saviour. now is the day of salvation

  5. The Real Facts
    August 22, 2015

    We do know earthquakes could occur at any time, in any country. This is strange. An earthquake prior to a storm or hurricane?
    God is trying to get your attention. When will the biggie one come? Only He knows.
    Pray on and do not faint nor fall asleep doing so. Stay awake!
    I heard on the T.O. news that this year (I also suppose the month of July) has been the hottest globally.
    We, in Ontario or Toronto for that matter are experiencing an unusually warm August. Summer commenced late. It was also said that summer is not yet ready to leave us and that September should be a relatively warm one. We will see.
    I am (we are all) enjoying it. Wished there would not be any cold and snowy days but this is wishful thinking.
    I read/heard this winter will be atrocious. The latter word is exactly how it was stated. A warm summer and a very cold stormy winter. This is how the weather pattern revolves.
    God help us too. :)

  6. the fly
    August 22, 2015

    please do be alarm it is only lennox and fontaine wallets fell down…..

    • The Real Facts
      August 22, 2015

      Your sense of humor made me laugh. :lol: :lol: :lol: Their wallets are extremely heavy. Well, they are receiving a monthly pay cheque and other amenities. This accounted for that high fall you felt. It is a good thing you did not get struck by them. What would have happened to you? :lol: :lol: :lol:

      • the fly
        August 24, 2015

        only god knows.

    • BRAIN DAMAGE
      August 22, 2015

      That sounds like Skerro’s Boom boom fly.

    • The frying Pan!
      August 22, 2015

      @The Fly: I don’t think their wallets are as heavy as the corrupt LABOR politican wallets

    • August 23, 2015

      I say to you this heartless individual whoever you are, with your diarrhea comment, you blaming an earthquake rumbling the islands for which citizens need to be on the alertnon Dr Fontaine and the leader or the opposition wallets, I say to you, there is a day, time and season for everything in life, hope when your wallet fall down, you will not run and hide for one day your wallet will surely fall down, skerrit wallet will fall down, Austrie wallet will fall down Nantan wallet will fall down and the rest of the labour Party thieves, those who are becoming rich on the back of Dominica’s passport etc, the longest rope do have an end and what goes up must come down, time will tell

      • the fly
        August 24, 2015

        EDMONTON, you call me heartless and the same breath you wishing bad luck for pm SKERRIT you are sick and no more than a HOVER BAG and am being nice to you pal, good bye hope you wakes up in the morning.

    • August 23, 2015

      To you bombom fly wonder who and what you will l sill be blaming and what you gonna say when the alarm will be sounding and Alii Baba Skerrit and his …….wallets fall down, you lunatic

  7. Mango-Lika
    August 22, 2015

    Was on a hike to Boeri Lake but felt nothing.

    • Believer
      August 23, 2015

      How could you be hiking and feel an earthquake?

  8. REASONING
    August 22, 2015

    I felt it at the exact time mentioned.

  9. August 22, 2015

    no…
    felt nothing :wink:

    • the fly
      August 24, 2015

      I was making love at the time my girlfriend said to me FLY i felt the earth move man i was so please with my self i felt good .

  10. August 22, 2015

    Take note, God is alive and watching and seeing all things. His way of telephoning us to keep it real. Every body wants to go to heaven, but no body wants to die. We can run but we cannot hide. keep praying for God`s protection, and those who stand ready to sacrfice theirs to save ours.

    • anonymous2
      August 22, 2015

      Repeat the song “row,row row your boat gently down the stream, merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily, LIFE IS BUT A DREAM” until you have a realization.”

    • jamesd
      August 23, 2015

      What a load of nonesense. These are natural events that happen as a result of movements in the earth’s crust. We live at the line where two active plates meet. We have land beneath our feet thanks to those catastrophic activities taking place in the past. It is beyond arrogance to think that nature will stop doing her thing because we’re here now. Enjoy your life while it lasts because earthquake or not we will all die someday. And there’s nothing after that. It’s a hard truth to swallow and no one likes to hear that stuff but that’s just the way it is.

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