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Dominica Struck by 5.6-Magnitude Earthquake

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An earthquake measuring 5.6 on the Richter scale occurred off the Dominica coast on Tuesday, the US Geological Survey reported. 19.10.2016, Sputnik International

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Dominica Struck by 5.6-Magnitude Earthquake

00:30 GMT 19.10.2016

An earthquake measuring 5.6 on the Richter scale occurred off the Dominica coast on Tuesday, the US Geological Survey reported.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The earthquake occurred at 22:08 GMT on Tuesday at a depth of 143 kilometers (about 89 miles), 14 kilometers (about 8,7 miles) west of Pointe Michel, a town on the southwest coast of Caribbean island Dominica, according to the USGS.

No information on casualties or damage from the quake has been provided yet.