Thread: 5.8 Mag Quake off Caymans

Magnitude5.8

Date-Time

• Tuesday, January 19, 2010 at 14:23:39 UTC
• Tuesday, January 19, 2010 at 09:23:39 AM at epicenter
• Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones

Location 19.021°N, 80.846°W
Depth10 km (6.2 miles) set by location program
Region CAYMAN ISLANDS REGION
Distances65 km (40 miles) ESE of GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands

315 km (195 miles) WNW of Montego Bay, Jamaica
350 km (215 miles) S of Cienfuegos, Cuba
750 km (465 miles) S of Miami, Florida
Location Uncertaintyhorizontal +/- 5.1 km (3.2 miles); depth fixed by location program

According to reports, this is NOT an aftershock from the Hatian quake, as it is along a different fault line

GOOD NEWS -

Only light to moderate shaking felt in Georgetown.

Yesterday, there was a 6.2 earthquake just off the Pacific coast of Guatamala. No reports of loss of life or major inland destruction at this time.

Any updates on the Caymans?

Wonder what it's like to be on a ship where there's an earthquake going on UNDER you?

Just got home a while ago and heard about Grand Cayman -- so far just cell phones affected.

The building codes are quite good there.

I will bet that the ship immediately makes its way to the deepest water nearby. That will reduce the chance of being hit by a tsunami.