BREAKING: Tsunami warning is issued for Jamaica and Cuba after a 7.7-magnitude earthquake strikes in the Caribbean

dailymail.co.uk ^ | 01/8/20 | Megan Sheets

[blueyon]

The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center issued a tsunami alert for Jamaica, Cuba and the Cayman Islands on Tuesday A 7.7-magnitude earthquake was reported in the Caribbean at 2.10pm EST The epicenter was 72 miles northwest of Lucea, Jamaica, at a depth of 6.2 miles Waves up to 3.5-feet high are possible along the coasts of Belize, Cuba, Honduras, Mexico, Jamaica and the Cayman Islands No damage or injuries have been reported There are are widespread reports of people feeling the tremor throughout Jamaica and Cuba, where building evacuations are underway

[blueyon]

Prayers

[txnativegop]

I thought they said there wasn’t a danger? will this affect the Gulf coast severely or will Cuba blunt its force?

[DIRTYSECRET]

Cuba won’t get it. Like the last hurricane.

[miss marmelstein]

Why is that?

[DIRTYSECRET]

Global warming.

[kingu]

3.5 foot waves should be manageable.

[BenLurkin]

Breaking thread

https://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3811664/posts

[txnativegop]

And here I thought it was all the pollution making the water heavier which then cracked the Earth’s crust, thervy causing an earthquake which brought about the tsunami. LOL

[PGalt]

Yikes! BUMP!

[Robert DeLong]

So was it a 7.3 or 7.7 earthquake?

Either way, yes, prayers for all the inhabitants of the islands affected.

[Blueflag]

Unless the wavelength is REALLY long. (possible huge volume of water, unlike a normal shoreline wave 3.5’ high)

[dp0622]

I hope it’s not like the tsunami in Deep Impact

[Gasshog]

Strength of tsunami depends on depth of the quake doesn’t it?

[Theophilous Meatyard III]

Buildings swaying in Miami; buildings being evacuated.

[txnativegop]

I would think it would not exceed 100 feet.

The one in Deep Impact was a half-mile high.

[TonyM]

Trump’s fault.

[New Perspective]

The 3.5’ waves comes in at 20-25 MPH with trillions of tons of water and force behind it. Look at the Tsunami in Japan a few years ago, some waves were even smaller but kept pushing with monumental force.

[dp0622]

I’d hide in the basement!!

:)

If I saw a half mile high tsunami coming my way I would just faint and not even feel myself getting crushed.

[mosaicwolf]

"3.5 foot waves should be manageable."

Surfs up.

[Vaquero]

Ride it out in a cabin fishing boat like Judd Hersh in ID 2. Surfs up