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Minor earthquake in St Elizabeth, Manchester

Published:Monday | January 28, 2019 | 12:08 PM

The Earthquake Unit at the University of the West Indies, Mona is reporting that a minor earthquake struck sections of St Elizabeth and Manchester last night.

The unit says the 3.4 quake hit about 10:19 p.m.

It says the earthquake’s epicenter was located approximately four kilometers southeast of Black River, St Elizabeth and a focal depth of 24 kilometres.

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