Earthquake felt during U-19 WC match between Zim in Ireland

Live footage of the ICC U-19 World Cup match between Ireland and Zimbabwe shook violently for seconds as an earthquake off the coast of Port of Spain produced a slight tremor on the Queen’s Park Oval in Port of Spain, Trinidad.

Just when the players were unaware and continued to move on the court, the commentary box began to shake, but the commentators could feel the vibration. The earthquake had a magnitude of 5.2 on the Richter scale.

Commentator Andrew Leonard described the shaking when the comment box began to shake.

“We…I believe we’re having an earthquake right now. Inside the box. We did have an earthquake. It felt like it wasn’t just a train passing behind us, the whole Queen’s Park Media Oval was shaking,” he said.

The tremors are said to last 15-20 seconds.

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Irish spinner Matthew Humphreys was throwing the fifth ball of the sixth inning to Zimbabwe’s Brian Bennett when the front-facing camera showing the action started shake. The game didn’t stop as Bennett took a defensive shot from midfield before hitting the next ball into the boundary.

“A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck near Trinidad and Tobago on Saturday morning. The quake struck at about 9:40 a.m. at a depth of 10 kilometers, according to the UW Earthquake Research Center.” circular news website says.

The two teams battle for a 9-12 spot in the Plate League after finishing third in their respective groups. Opener Jack Dickson (78) and skipper Tim Tector (76ers not out) chasing 167 goals with five wickets half a century later became champions after pacer Muzamil Sherzad went 20-for-5.

The Irish Cricket Gazette said: “Sherzad wasn’t the only event at the Queen’s Park Oval today, though, with a magnitude 5.1 earthquake midway through the Zimbabwe innings that shook the ground. By Irishman Andrew Leonard The commentary team formed courageously continues to comment in a humorous manner as any potential damage to the historic site that has existed since 1896 is assessed.”