A magnitude 3.5 earthquake was recorded 130 kilometres southeast of St. John’s, Antigua and Barbuda, on Friday night, according to the University of the West Indies Seismic Research Centre.

The quake occurred at 8:36 p.m. local time on Nov. 6 at a depth of 10 kilometres.

Its preliminary epicentre was located at latitude 16.72 north and longitude 60.74 west. That places it 103 kilometres northeast of Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe, and 163 kilometres east of Brades, Montserrat.

The centre said the location was automatically calculated by computer algorithms and could be revised following a review by its analysts.

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