A 3.6\u2011magnitude earthquake struck the Caribbean region on September 16, 2026, at 03:08 am local time (07:08 UTC). The seismic event was first detected by the University of the West Indies (UWI) and the Seismic Research Center (SRC) and confirmed by automatic location algorithms.<\/p>\n
The epicenter lies at latitude 11.05 N and longitude 62.42 W, 113 km below the surface. The depth and precise coordinates place the quake well within the Caribbean Plate, where tectonic activity is common.<\/p>\n
Nearby cities include Car\u00fapano, Venezuela, 99 km to the northeast; Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, 110 km to the northwest; and St. George’s, Grenada, 133 km to the southwest. No reports of damage or casualties have been received as of the initial release.<\/p>\n
The SRC notes that the preliminary location is based on automated calculations and may be subject to revision after a detailed analyst review. Residents in the affected area are advised to stay alert for aftershocks.<\/p>\n
Seismic monitoring continues, and the SRC will update the public once a confirmed analysis is completed. The event underscores the ongoing need for robust earthquake preparedness in the region.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Satellite imagery highlights the area 99 km northeast of Car\u00fapano where the 3.6\u2011magnitude quake struck.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4402,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[62],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4403","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-trinidad-and-tobago"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tringlobe.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4403","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tringlobe.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tringlobe.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tringlobe.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tringlobe.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4403"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/tringlobe.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4403\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tringlobe.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/4402"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tringlobe.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4403"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tringlobe.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4403"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tringlobe.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4403"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}