By: Drizel Hanley
BASSETERRE, St. Kitts (Tuesday 17th April 2018) –A 4.4 magnitude earthquake rocked St. Kitts earlier today (Tuesday 17th April) causing widespread panic.
According the University of the West Indies’ Seismic Research Centre, at around 4:26 P.M., an earthquake occurred south of Antigua.
It was further noted that the quake’s epicenter was located at 16.95°N and 61.82°W with a magnitude of 4.4 and depth of 21km and was felt in Antigua and Barbuda, St. Kitts and Montserrat.
One resident in the Basseterre area told this media house that items including picture frames on his wall fell to the ground.
Many people took to Facebook expressing their fears about the quake.
The National Emergency Management agency (NEMA) did not report any damage or death resulting from the earthquake.