Above: a map of the quake (graphic: USGS)
By the Caribbean Journal staff
Aruba was lightly shaken by a nearby 4.7-magnitude earthquake on Friday morning, according to data from the United States Geological Survey.
The quake struck at around 1:48 AM on Friday morning, about 32 kilometres north-northwest of Arasji and about 43 kilometres north-northwest of the capital, Oranjestad.
The quake struck at a depth of 32 kilometres, according to the USGS.
The highest number of reports of light shaking were in Oranjestad.