An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.4 rocked Trinidad and Tobago on Wednesday night but there were no immediate reports of damages or injuries. The United States Geological Survey said the quake was also felt in Venezuela and as far north as St Georges in Grenada. It was focused at an epicentre around 34 kilometres north-northeast of Irapa in Venezuela and about 105 kilometres west-northwest of Port of Spain in Trinidad. The quake, which struck at around 10:24 pm local time, was felt across Trinidad and Tobago, with light to moderate shaking the norm. Many people took to social networks to report on the tremor, but disaster officials here said there were no immediate reports of damages to infrastructure or injuries. Much of the Caribbean region is located in a seismically active zone. The region is in a period of elevated earthquake activity, seismologist Dr Joan Lutchman said in a telephone interview following the earthquake. “We have been having several earthquakes in the region, with the most taking place in the Leeward islands,” Lutchman said. In fact, following Wednesday’s earthquake, there were two earthquakes within hours of each other yesterday, one near Basseterre, St Kitts and the other near Martinique. The first earthquake near Basseterre was a magnitude 3.8, while the second had a magnitude of 4.3. “The activity is a little elevated but sometimes that i what happens, we go through periods of elevated activity,” Lutchman said. Lutchman said Wednesday’s earthquake took place North of the Paria Peninsula, off the coast of Venezuela and was felt as far south as Penal, and in areas such as Sangre Grande and Diego Martin. “It was a moderate event. If it was a little closer to us it would have given us quite a shock,” Lutchman said. “Our island is in an active zone so we will experience earthquake activity.” By the numbers The UWI Seismic Research Centre provided the following details on Wednesday’s earthquake. DATE AND TIME: 2015-04-15 10:24 pm (Local Time) MAGNITUDE: 5.4 LOCATION: Latitude: 10.77N Longitude: 62.39W Depth: 10 km NEARBY CITIES: 93 km E of Carúpano, Venezuela 98 km W of Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago 118 km NW of San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago Source: ja observer, Guardian