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Monday, October 2, 2006
An earthquake measuring 6.1 on the richter scale recently rocked residents of Trinidad and Tobago, leaving many of the twin republics 1.3 million citizens without electricity and water. The earthquake also disrupted traffic at the Piarco National Airport as travelers and workers had to be evacuated because of resulting dysfunction in electricity.
Venezuela's seismological institute said the quake weighed in at 6.1 and hit just north of Trinidad.The tremors were felt throughout most of eastern Venezuela, but there were no immediate reports of major damage there. Meanwhile in Trinidad officials activated the Emergency Operations Center soon after the quake and deployed a Special Anti-Crime Unit to conduct aerial reconnaissance of the northern and eastern parts of the island.
The US Geological Survey's National Earthquake Information Center said in a statement that the temblor struck 26 miles northwest of Port-of-Spain, at a depth of 39 miles. The aftershocks followed five fours later with an epicenter at nearly the same spot at a depth of 56 miles, registering 5.5 on the Richter scale. According to reports, the strong quake rocked Port-of- |
