6.7 Earthquake rocks Cayman Island Region

http://tsunami.geo.ed.ac.uk/local-bin/quakes/mapscript/show_map.pl?lon=-81.31&lat=18.98&magn=6.7&mode=each_quake&layer=background&layer=plates ^

[M. Espinola]

A magnitude 6.7 earthquake IN THE CAYMAN ISLANDS REGION has occurred at: 18.98N 81.31W Depth 10km Tue Dec 14 23:20:13 2004 UTC

[scannell]

is there a tidal wave headed for Grand Cayman?

[M. Espinola]

None was reported.

[cmsgop]

2004 December 14 23:20:13 UTC
Preliminary Earthquake Report
U.S. Geological Survey, National Earthquake Information Center
World Data Center for Seismology, Denver





A strong earthquake occurred at 23:20:13 (UTC) on Tuesday, December 14, 2004. The magnitude 6.7 event has been located in the CAYMAN ISLANDS REGION. (This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.)













Magnitude
6.7

Date-Time
Tuesday, December 14, 2004 at 23:20:13 (UTC)
= Coordinated Universal Time
Tuesday, December 14, 2004 at 6:20:13 PM
= local time at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones

Location
18.981°N, 81.309°W

Depth
10 km (6.2 miles) set by location program

Region
CAYMAN ISLANDS REGION

Distances

35 km (20 miles) SSE of GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands
325 km (205 miles) ENE of Swan Island
360 km (225 miles) SSW of Cienfuegos, Cuba
760 km (470 miles) S of Miami, Florida


Location Uncertainty
horizontal +/- 4.5 km (2.8 miles); depth fixed by location program

Parameters
Nst=204, Nph=204, Dmin=>999 km, Rmss=1.01 sec, Gp= 76°,
M-type=moment magnitude (Mw), Version=6

Source
USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)


Event ID
ussadb


















Location Maps:
10-degree

[Snickersnee]

That place is as flat as a board, too.

[Strategerist]

Unless an underwater landslide occured, a magnitude 6.7 earthquake is typically not even close to big enough to generate a damaging tsunami.

And if there was one, it would have hit already.

[maine-iac7]

You mean this one in Sept?

Sept 09, 2004: CAYMAN ISLANDS REGION hit by a 6.1 earthquake today

go to site and scroll down to Sept 9

http://home.wanadoo.nl/henryv/quakes_eng2004.html

(El Salvador got hit yesterday -

Dec.13, 2004:EL SALVADOR hit by a 6.0

earthquakehttp://home.wanadoo.nl/henryv/quakes_eng2004.html

[scannell]

a tide of even a few additional feat would be a big problem there. It is very low.

[Strategerist]

Initial reports indicate there was no damage. 20 miles is a pretty considerable distance for a 6.7.

[scannell]

alright, thanks. I have friends with property there that got trashed in the Hurricane this summer.

[maine-iac7]

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/

here it is - good site for keeping posted on earthquake activity in real time

[Phsstpok]

A magnitude 6.7 earthquake IN THE CAYMAN ISLANDS REGION has occurred at: 18.98N 81.31W Depth 10km Tue Dec 14 23:20:13 2004 UTC

And a 6.0 occurred in El Salvador less than 36 hours previously.  Following the "zipper" Cuba better hold on.  Of course, that probably means that Tokyo is doomed.

click picture for site: http://www.iris.edu/seismon/ - I love it found it looking for a day/night graphic "clock" of the earth.  I kinda like this version better.