

The Upper Takutu-Upper Esequibo regional authorities (Region 9) have confirmed that there is some damage to property and ground surfaces in the Region due to the magnitude 5.7 earthquake that shook many parts of Guyana earlier Sunday.
The Regional Response System is mobile and ready to conduct assessment and provide support to affected families, the Civil Defense Commission (CDC) noted.
These Karlos Kroft images show scenes from Katoonarib, Deep South, Rupununi community.
The earthquake was felt in Boa Vista, Brazil and in Guyana around 15:05h Sunday, according to the German Geosciences Research Center (GFZ). The quake was reported to have hit 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 ones as they are closer to the surface. And based on the Magnter Richter scale for earthquakes, earthquake 5.9 falls between the moderate to strong ranges.