Vincentians and others in some parts of the Caribbean region experienced an earthquake here this morning. Information from the Seismic Research Centre of the University of the West Indies indicates that the earthquake occurred at 8:32am, and had a magnitude of 5.6. According to the Seismic Research Centre, the quake was located at Latitude:15.11-North, Longitude:… Continue Reading →
The National Emergency Management Organisation, NEMO, says there have been no reports of damage here in St. Vincent and the Grenadines from the earthquake which occurred yesterday, and a second tremor which was recorded this morning. According to NEMO, this morning’s tremor occurred at 9:27, near the coast of Venezuela. The quake registered 5.9 on… Continue Reading →
Vincentians were among others in the south-eastern Caribbean region who were jolted by a strong earthquake yesterday evening. The tremor was felt at about five-thirty yesterday evening. The University of the West Indies’ Seismic Research Centre in Trinidad said the earthquake had a magnitude of 6.8, and a depth of 73 kilometres, but the magnitude… Continue Reading →
St. Vincent and the Grenadines is in the process of implementing a Volcano Ready Community Project. The UWI, Seismic Research Centre has recently accessed financing from the Caribbean Development Bank- CDB under the Community Disaster Risk Reduction Fund towards the project. According to a release from the Agency for Public Information, St. Vincent and the… Continue Reading →
The National Emergency Management Organization (NEMO) will partner with several Agencies to conduct a workshop to demonstrate a volcanic hazard mobile phone application tomorrow. NEMO said the main purpose of the workshop is to test the second version of a mobile phone app called “My Volcano”, developed by the British Geological Survey. This app allows… Continue Reading →