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Earthquake warning for The Southeast Bahamas and Turks and Caicos Islands
Oct 6, 2018 - 9:30:24 PM

EARTHQUAKE Inagua felt some effect from the Earthquake in Saturday evening

SEVERE WEATHER WARNING

THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY HAS ISSUED AN ALERT OF AN EARTHQUAKE 8:45 EDT SATURDAY, 06TH OCTOBER, 2018.

AN EARTHQUAKE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS AND THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS AND THEIR ADJACENT WATERS.

AT 8:35 PM AN EARTHQUAKE MEASURING 5.9 ON THE RICTOR SCALE OCCURRED IN THE MONA PASSAGE BETWEEN HAITI AND CUBA.

NO TSUNAMI WARNINGS HAVE BEEN GIVEN AT THIS TIME.

THIS SYSTEM IS BEING CLOSELY MONITORED FOR FURTHER DEVELOPMENT AT THIS TIME.

ISSUED BY: FORECASTER: ANASTASHIA FERNANDER