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At 02:10 PM local time on 28 January 2020, an earthquake with a magnitude of 7.7 M w struck the north side of the Cayman Trough, north of Jamaica and west of the southern tip of Cuba, with the epicenter being 80 miles (130 km) east-southeast of Cayman Brac, Cayman Islands, [4] and 83 miles (134 km) north of Montego Bay, Jamaica. [5]
Major earthquakes in the Caribbean are infrequent and are sometimes accompanied by ... Jamaica, Cuba, Cayman Islands: 7.7 M w: VI: 0.3–1 meter tsunami: 2020-01-07 ...
It is the largest Puerto Rican earthquake to have occurred on land in recent times. [7] 2010-12-24: Aguas Buenas Puerto Rico: 5.1 V – – Felt throughout Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands. It is colloquially known as the 2010 Aguas Buenas earthquake or the "2010 Nochebuena earthquake" (2010 Christmas Eve earthquake).
Cayman Islands, Grand Cayman offshore, 55 km southeast of East End: 6.1 10.0 V It was an aftershock of the 7.7 earthquake a few hours earlier. - - 29 [40] Solomon Islands, Makira-Ulawa offshore, 70 km west of Kirakira: 6.0 85.0 V It was an aftershock of the 6.3 quake two days prior. - -
The earthquake occurred in one of "the world’s most seismically active" areas, according to USGS. At least 24 earthquakes of magnitude 7 or larger have occurred within 155 miles of the most ...
A hurricane watch has been issued for the Cayman Islands: Grand Cayman, Little Cayman and Cayman Brac. A tropical storm warning has been issued for Jamaica. ... For more CNN news and newsletters ...
The Gonâve microplate, showing location of the main fault zones. The Septentrional–Orient fault zone (SOFZ) is a system of active coaxial left lateral-moving strike slip faults that runs along the northern side of the island of Hispaniola where Haiti and the Dominican Republic are located and continues along the south of Cuba along the northern margin of the Cayman Trough.
A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck off the southern coast of the Cayman Islands on December 14 at the depth of 10 km (6.2 mi). 29.4 km (18.3 mi). [ 49 ] A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck Muğla Province , Turkey on December 20 at the depth of 5.0 km (3.1 mi). 3 people were injured and several buildings were damaged and rockslides occurred at ...