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Two Quakes Confirmed

Thursday, May 28, 2009 - The Seismic Research Centre confirmed the following.  On Wednesday 27th May, 2009 at 5:00 pm. local time an earthquake occurred east of St. Lucia. The event was located at 14.00°N 60.86°W. The magnitude was 3.4 and depth was 48 km.

No damage was reported.

On Thursday, 28th May, 2009 at 12:28p.m. local time an earthquake occurred southeast of Dominica. The event was located at 15.04°N 60.48°W. The magnitude was 4.0 and depth was 48 km.

No damage was reported

Remember during an earthquake:

• Remain calm.
• If you are still feeling shaking stay where you are stay still until the shaking stops.
• Once the shaking stops you can move around and take care of any injured persons.
• Move away from the coast line, get away from the sea.
• Be careful in case the earthquake shook anything loose.
• Remember to have an engineer to check your building to make sure it is safe.

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