The UWI Seismic Research Centre is reporting that an earthquake struck just south of Dominica in the wee hours of Saturday morning.
The quake occurred at 4:40 am south of Grand Bay and 18 miles south-east of Roseau.
The epicenter was located at at 15.10°N and 61.13°W.
It measured 4.7 and was located at a depth of 148 kilometers.
As of late Saturday morning there were no felt reports on Dominica.
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well thsts how it is
All these earthquakes near and around Dominica cannot be good news at all, in my opinion. We’re the most volcanic Caribbean island and with all this happening near us on a regar basis I’m beginning to wonder. I haven’t done any research on this myself but is Dominica due an eruption? If so, we need to seriously think on all these quakes.
earthquakes happen everywhere,
there are also moonquakes,marsquakes….he he
you right Jim major stuff going to happen this year as the sun renew itself.Earthquakes,volcano and floods.The mayan calender prophecies will be fulfilled.A meteorite is in space right over northern Britain(scotland).Jah gonna cleanse the earth from the wickedness and filth
EARTHQUAKES IN DIVERSE PLACES….follow the news lately? Jamaica,Trinidad, northern Afghanistan,Japan….
IS IT ONLY NOW THAT U PPL KNO HOW TO CALL ON THE NAME OF GOD? stupesssssssssssssssssssss!
I Thanks God The Grand Bay and the suroundings area community are safe.
could i be a wake up call for many who are on the darkside….in Dominica…
Things happen all the time everywhere. I do not know if you know, but everyone is destine for death, regardless of faith or belief. We have no control over the earth. When death it will come to all.
we need a good shakeup. to much wicked people here
Thanks God every body is save.
Induced seismicity from Engineered Geothermal Systems is only a myth.
We need to continue to pray for the safety of our country and for all the countries who have been greatly affected by earthquakes, tornadoes, tsunami and hurricane. As God to protect us all from natural disasters. Let us all unite in prayer and stop the hate. God is in control!
As well as the criminals activities, undercover deals and putting wealth before God.
jah time is not man’s time.
did you all know that march of this year there will be a mega earthquake some where on the world and did you know that some major event will be some where in december to the next year all will take place in space and affect us on earth galactic movements major event will take place on eath. any way god is till in control
uh jim are you GOD for you to know this??
So if GOD is in control…why tell us about these man made reports of destruction. Then just believe in GOD and stop spewing myths!
THANKS GOD EVERY BODY IS OK. GOD PROTECT YOUR
CHILDREN FROM HURT, HARM AND DANGER AMEN.
the images of the islands shows something that i never saw before. if you really look at Dominica against Guadeloupe and Martinique you will see that we are dead in line with the mountainous regions of these countries. If we were a bit more into the atlantic we might have been less mountainous.
You are so right! An explanation of this is that where the magma from below the water started spurring up… This is the “womb” of the island. It is also the edge of the Caribbean Tectonic plate!
You are correct and there would not be a Dominica.
The location you just described is just…ocean, right? 
This is nothing new. This is because the mountainous parts of the islands follow the outline of the caribbean-atlantic plate. This is because the mountains were formed by volcanic activity occuring along the edges of the plate. The islands on the right (atlantic) side of the plate are mostly limestone as that side is slightly higher and is more open to the organisms that create coral coming from the vast atlantic ocean. Take guadeloupe for example, the mountainous side is inline with the rest of the mountainous islans but the limestone side is more to the right.
pray dat God is a good God and noone doe get hurt amen..
He is good God so you need not pray that He is good.
Jehova God is always good AMEN
thanks be to God we are all safe. Just thinking of 2004 gives me chills mehn
I hope everyone is ok! Pray people..
thanks and praises to the Most High for safe guarding our people… dominica is blessed… let’s fight to keep it that way…
Whaat/*^?? Oh oh MOTS says a positive thing about that part of D/a for a change, you doe realize is off Grandbay man, or you fraid it was so close to CaribAntic area where you from? you crying already,,,Capon,..lol