A magnitude of 7.6 surprised the western caribbean on Saturday night, Tsunami advice in Puerto Rico and soon canceled by asking a tip from the US Virgin Islands.
Templates rang in 18:23, 6 kilometers from the ground, about 130 kilometers southwestern George Town, according to the Cayman Islands, according to the US Geological Survey.
There was also a Tsunami threat of Cuban and Cayman Islands, according to the survey.
Tsunami consulting in the National Weather Service requires residents in the area, which is expected or occurring a tsunami with hazardous waves or dangerous currents, according to the agency.
“Cayman Islands are under a threat to Tsunami. The neighbors living near the coast are encouraged to move inland,” the government of the Cayman Islands management agency.
USGS At first he measured earthquakes He determined 8.0 massive, but later assessed his energy and measured 7.6.
As the joke was under the island surrounded by the caribbean, according to the USGS map, the agency said “little or no population” exposed to shade.
USGS struck an earthquake in a strike slip fault near the border between North America and Tectonic Plates of the Caribbean.
“Not great earthquake at this location of the unexpected plate limit,” said the agency on his website in the study published on Saturday night.
He said he had happened in 6 temples or greater in the last century. One of the most notable earthquakes in the region took place on January 10, 2018, a 7.5 temple magnitude “caused a small tsunami,” USGS said.
“Fortunately, it limits the potential for noticeable damage to the remote location of the earthquake.” He said.
2025-02-09 01:19:00
