The local authorities of Bo-Takutu-Bo-Esequibo (Region 9) have confirmed that there is damage to properties and earth surfaces in the region due to the 5.7 magnitude earthquake that shook several parts of Guyana earlier on Sunday.
The Regional Response System is mobilized and ready to conduct assessment and provide support to affected families, the Civil Defense Commission (CDC) noted.
These Karlos Kroft images show scenes from the Katoonarib community, Deep South, Rupununi.
According to the German Research Center for Earth Sciences (GFZ), the earthquake was felt around 15:05 in Boa Vista, Brazil and in Guyana. The quake was reported to have struck at a shallow depth of 10 km below the epicenter near Boa Vista, in the Brazilian state of Roraima.
These shallow earthquakes are felt stronger than deeper because they are closer to the surface. And based on the Richter Magnitude scale for earthquakes, a 5.9 earthquake falls between the ranges of moderate to strong.
