KINGSTON, Jamaica — A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck near Penlyne Castle in St Thomas shortly after midnight on Wednesday, sending tremors through several communities in Kingston and St Andrew.
The University of the West Indies’ Earthquake Unit recorded the quake at approximately 12:55 am on November 4. Preliminary findings placed its epicentre about two kilometres southwest of Penlyne Castle, at a depth of six kilometres.
Residents reportedly felt the tremor in Dallas, Halls Delight, Harbour View, Constitution Hill, Roberts Field and Mavis Bank.
The Earthquake Unit classified the event as a minor earthquake. Its initial findings remain preliminary.
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