sail7seas Posted January 19, 2010 #1 Share Posted January 19, 2010 This is jaw dropping but a 5.8 magnitude quake just hit Caymen Islands. Different fault line than the Haiti earthquake. No news yet on injury or damage. It is well west of Haiti and most likely not felt there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
English_in_Spain Posted January 19, 2010 #2 Share Posted January 19, 2010 Haven't seen any reports on this. Where did you see this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riz Posted January 19, 2010 #3 Share Posted January 19, 2010 http://www.miamiherald.com/854/story/1433247.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karlsselindh Posted January 19, 2010 #4 Share Posted January 19, 2010 http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/us2010rrbc.php Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sage Posted January 19, 2010 #5 Share Posted January 19, 2010 I'm not surprised. The geology service said that there could be more earthquakes to the west of Haiti. I do hope there has not been severe damages or loss of life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
galipemi Posted January 19, 2010 #6 Share Posted January 19, 2010 I've just picked around on the USGS site a little and it looks like it was a relatively minor shake to locals in the Cayman Islands and Guatemala. No known loss of life is being reported right now and the USGS isn't predicting much in the way of damage to buildings/structures. Let's hope that's accurate:( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krazy Kruizers Posted January 19, 2010 #7 Share Posted January 19, 2010 Oh my -- we just got home from DH having a minor surgery done this morning and then I took him out for lunch. Turned on CNN when I read this and saw that it was a 5.8 -- doesn't seem to be too much damage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krazy Kruizers Posted January 19, 2010 #8 Share Posted January 19, 2010 Just checked FOX -- they said that it hit 45 miles east-southeast of the Capital -- George Town. Only cell phone down right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DutchByAssociation Posted January 20, 2010 #9 Share Posted January 20, 2010 Glad there appears to be no damage there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sail7seas Posted January 20, 2010 Author #10 Share Posted January 20, 2010 The news stations are very busy covering our Massachusetts Senate election held today that I've heard no current news re: Grand Cayman. Happy to hear there was no injury or damage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DutchByAssociation Posted January 20, 2010 #11 Share Posted January 20, 2010 A 5.8 earthquake shook the Cayman Islands, south of Cuba on Tuesday morning, reports said. On Monday morning, a strong earthquake rocked Guatemala and parts of El Salvador, but no there were no immediate reports of injuries or damage in either country. The U.S. Geological Survey says the quake had a preliminary magnitude of 6.0. The USGS says it hit Monday morning about 60 miles (97 kilometers) southwest of Guatemala City, where it was felt by many residents. There were reports of shaking in the Guatemalan countryside and in El Salvador as well. Civil protection officials in the two countries says so far there are no reports of injuries or damage, but authorities are still checking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sail7seas Posted January 20, 2010 Author #12 Share Posted January 20, 2010 Thanks, DBA. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mostlylurker Posted January 24, 2010 #13 Share Posted January 24, 2010 was on cayman at time in 2nd storey of building. The quake was 40 miles away from the island. The first rumble felt like when a big lorry (truck) passes by a place and rattles it. The immediate 2nd was a little more sway and "felt" more like an earthquake. That was it. in 04 there was 6.4 magitude quake there. The taxi driver told us (and by looking around I can well believe) that the infrastructure in Cayman is sufficiently different to make disaster like what happened on haiti highly unlikely; the buldings have steel infrastructure and the codes have been upgraded since '04. So, not the same picture by any stretch for several reasons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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