PHILIPSBURG--Some people in St. Maarten felt the tremors generated by a 5.1 magnitude earthquake near Virgin Gorda at 12:28am Wednesday while others slept through only to learn about the earthquake when they awoke.
The earthquake, the third so far for the year, was only felt in "a few sections" of St. Maarten, St. Eustatius and Saba, according the Meteorological Department Cura�ao.
The quake originated 26 kilometres (16 miles) North-Northeast of Settlement on Anegada, British Virgin Islands, the US Geological Survey (USGS) stated on its Website.
The epicentre was located near 18.95 degrees North and 64.26 degrees West; about 100 miles Northwest of St. Maarten.
The last quake that shook St. Maarten was on February 2 and measured 5.2 on the Richter Scale. It was the second to occur in just about two weeks. Its epicentre was pinpointed at 156.9 km/97.5 miles in the ocean, some 50 km/30 miles West-Southwest of Oranjestad, St. Eustatius
The earlier one was on January 20 and measured 5.0 on the Richter Scale. It had occurred close to Montserrat at an ocean depth of some 166.9 kilometres or 103.7 miles about 30km or 20 miles Southwest of Oranjestad, St. Eustatius. Although the January quake measured the least on the Richter Scale it was the heaviest to be felt by residents.
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