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7.3 earthquake - Jamaica
earthquake ^ | 1/28/20 | google

Posted on 01/28/2020 11:29:49 AM PST by CFW

Magnitude 7.3 earthquake Affected countries: The Bahamas, Cayman Islands, Jamaica, Haiti, Honduras, and Cuba 83 miles from Montego Bay, Jamaica · 2:10 PM


TOPICS: Cuba; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: 1; bahamas; caymanislands; cuba; earthquake; earthquakecom; earthquakes; honduras; jamaica; quake; quakes
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To: allwrong57

Is the piano player named Sam?


61 posted on 01/28/2020 11:59:06 AM PST by laplata (The Left/Progressives have diseased minds.)
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To: LeoWindhorse

I agree.

I try to avoid obvious problems, but there’s some kind of danger in many places in our nation.

There have been six or seven 6.5 plus earthquakes near me over the years. The loss of life has been quite small for a large population center like this.

That may not be the case some day.

Best of luck to you.


62 posted on 01/28/2020 11:59:06 AM PST by DoughtyOne (It's a New Year, and time to up our FR Monthlies by 5-10%. You'll <hardly miss it and it will help.)
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To: glennaro
The live earthquake map shows two quakes 2 seconds apart.

The first was a 7.7 125Km NNW of Lucea, Jamaica at 10Km depth.
The second was a 7.3, 117Km NNW of Lucea, Jamaica, also at 10Km depth.

63 posted on 01/28/2020 12:00:04 PM PST by ASA Vet (Make American Intelligence Great Again. Bring back ASA.)
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To: 5th MEB

LOL, you’re pretty much on target there.

Northern California appeals to me.


64 posted on 01/28/2020 12:00:22 PM PST by DoughtyOne (It's a New Year, and time to up our FR Monthlies by 5-10%. You'll <hardly miss it and it will help.)
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To: hanamizu
A megaquake on the New Madrid could destroy all the locks on the Illinois Canal. That would permit the upper three Great Lakes to drain via Lake Michigan, the Chicago River, the Illinois Canal and the Illinois River into the Mississippi River. That would turn the Mississippi into something 20 miles wide from Grafton all the way to the Gulf. St. Louis would end up underwater.
65 posted on 01/28/2020 12:00:23 PM PST by Publius ("Who is John Galt?" by Billthedrill & Publius available at Amazon.)
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To: Pelham

Wow, that sounds terrible.

Glad everyone was safe. That could have been a real nightmare.


66 posted on 01/28/2020 12:02:09 PM PST by DoughtyOne (It's a New Year, and time to up our FR Monthlies by 5-10%. You'll <hardly miss it and it will help.)
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To: Publius

It would clear out the asian carp


67 posted on 01/28/2020 12:02:29 PM PST by Cold Heart (.)
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To: txnativegop

Had several siesmic recording stations set up at a few of our sites, earthquakes every damn day.

Most were so small you couldn’t feel them.


68 posted on 01/28/2020 12:03:08 PM PST by 5th MEB (Progressives in the open; --- FIRE FOR EFFECT!!)
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To: CFW

According to the new Bloomberg ad, Trump’s fault.


69 posted on 01/28/2020 12:03:47 PM PST by databoss
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To: LeoWindhorse

Well, don’t make Pele’ angry haole.


70 posted on 01/28/2020 12:04:38 PM PST by EEGator
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To: CFW

Upgraded to 7.7 now.


71 posted on 01/28/2020 12:05:07 PM PST by b4its2late (A Liberal is a person who will give away everything he doesn't own.)
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To: silverleaf

Shoulda been Mecca.


72 posted on 01/28/2020 12:05:35 PM PST by Surrounded_too
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To: Pelham

Yeah. And if it’s 7.3 that’s five-fold the Northridge Quake.

I’’ve been through them. I was in Monterey Park for the Northridge and Santa Cruz for Loma Prieta.


73 posted on 01/28/2020 12:05:36 PM PST by ifinnegan (Democrats kill babies and harvest their organs to sell)
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To: ASA Vet

Ohhhh 2? Uh oh.


74 posted on 01/28/2020 12:05:47 PM PST by b4its2late (A Liberal is a person who will give away everything he doesn't own.)
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To: Mount Athos
Just a couple of points.

1. 7.5 can cause a tsunami if shallow enough, this is is 10 Km (5 miles) deep, indicating high potential for significant surface displacement

2. Nature of the fault movement. Thrust/subduction zones can create a lot of vertical displacement - doesn't need a land slide. In this case, the fault is a transform which results on more lateral and less vertical displacement.

75 posted on 01/28/2020 12:05:55 PM PST by Godzilla ( I just love the smell of COVFEFE in the morning . . . .)
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To: DoughtyOne
Northern California appeals to me.

Absolutely. Move away from the massive people congestion and earthquakes to sizeable people congestion, some earthquakes, and numerous wildfires. Good chance you'll end up in a district that has a 70% DEM voting rate.

76 posted on 01/28/2020 12:08:11 PM PST by CatOwner
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To: Surrounded_too

;-)


77 posted on 01/28/2020 12:08:42 PM PST by b4its2late (A Liberal is a person who will give away everything he doesn't own.)
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To: CFW
A tsunami warning has been issued for parts of the Caribbean after a huge earthquake struck.

Jamaica, Cuba and the Cayman islands were all said to be at risk.

The US Geological Survey said the 7.7-magnitude quake hit off the northwest coast of Jamaica, prompting the US Tsunami Warning Center to issue an alert.

The centre of the quake was a relatively shallow six miles beneath the surface of the ocean, prompting fears of damage. Shallower earthquakes tend to be more destructive.

It struck 73 miles from Lucea on Jamaica, and shaking was reported across nearby islands, according to Accuweather.

Tsunami waves as high as a metre are possible along some coasts of Belize, Cuba, Honduras, Mexico, Jamaica and the Cayman Islands, according to the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center.

It was not immediately clear whether there was any damage or injuries.

A journalist covering a trial in Guantanamo Bay tweeted: “The earth is literally shaking here in the Camp Justice press room. Tremors rocking the floor and desk.”

Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/jamaica-earthquake-today-magnitude-tsunami-warning-latest-a9306991.html

78 posted on 01/28/2020 12:09:00 PM PST by Colofornian
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To: CFW
7.7 magnitude earthquake 125 km from Lucea, Hanover, Jamaica
79 posted on 01/28/2020 12:09:37 PM PST by b4its2late (A Liberal is a person who will give away everything he doesn't own.)
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To: Colofornian

I was thinking that when I saw where it was.


80 posted on 01/28/2020 12:10:05 PM PST by b4its2late (A Liberal is a person who will give away everything he doesn't own.)
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