The UWI Seismic Research Centre is asking members of the public in Tobago to confirm whether they may have felt an earthquake that was recorded off the north-east coast of the island at 4:55 am, today, Thursday 11 April 2024.
According to preliminary reports from the UWI-SRC, the earthquake registered at 3.5 magnitude with a depth of 10 kilometres. It was located at Latitude 12.01O North and Longitude 60.04O West.
The quake’s epicentre would have been some 120 km north-east of Scarborough, Tobago; 131 km south-west of Bridgetown, Barbados; and 183 km south-east of Kingstown, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
UWI Seismic is encouraging the public to share their experiences of the earthquake via their Feedback webpage, at