Demerara Waves Online News- Guyana Riding on the Crest of Truth
Last Updated on Thursday, 16 July 2015, 15:38 by GxMedia
This US Geological Surveys map depicts the epicentre of the earthquake off the coast of Barbados.
โI sat down here and the whole place shaking. I in Festival City and the whole place rocking,โ a resident in Festival City, North Ruimveldt told Demerara Waves Online News.
The tremor was felt at about 11:16 AM.
The United States Geological Services (USGS) recorded an earthquake with a magnitude of 6.5 on the Richter Scale 116 kilometers North East off Bathsheba, Barbados at about 11:16 AM.
Residents as far as Bartica,Buck Hall, Mabaruma, Essequibo Coast.
At Eccles, East Bank Demerara a number of residents there panicked and ran out of their homes.