The UWI Seismic Research Centre in Trinidad and Tobago has officially reported that on February 9, 2018 at 1:43p.m. local time, an earthquake occurred 114km North of Barbuda. It was located at 18.71N and 61.43°W with a magnitude of 5.5 and depth of 10km. It was reported that the earthquake was felt in St. Kitts and St. Maarten.