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Re: Eastern Caribbean seismic activity

#41 Postby cycloneye » Fri May 07, 2010 6:41 pm

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Any reports of damage there?
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Re: Eastern Caribbean seismic activity

#42 Postby Gustywind » Fri May 07, 2010 7:43 pm

cycloneye wrote:Image

Any reports of damage there?

No Cycloneye stritcly nothing hopefully :) but this quake have been felt by numerous citizens of the island looking at the numerous calls reported from our local radio RCI! Thanks to keep us informed Luis as usual. Whereas, i always appreciate your presence in this topic... during the good and the worst!
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Re: Eastern Caribbean seismic activity

#43 Postby Macrocane » Fri May 07, 2010 9:48 pm

5.3 is rather strong for that region isn't it? it's great that no damages occured.
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Re: Eastern Caribbean seismic activity

#44 Postby Gustywind » Sat May 08, 2010 6:17 am

Macrocane wrote:5.3 is rather strong for that region isn't it? it's great that no damages occured.

Yeah but numbers have been lowered this morning back to 4.8 given our local radio RCI.
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Re: Eastern Caribbean seismic activity

#45 Postby Gustywind » Sat May 08, 2010 6:30 am

Gustywind wrote:
Macrocane wrote:5.3 is rather strong for that region isn't it? it's great that no damages occured.

Yeah but numbers have been lowered this morning back to 4.8 given our local radio RCI.

While the USGS have 5.2 :rarrow: MAP 5.2 2010/05/07 23:12:14 16.438 -61.103 66.3 GUADELOUPE REGION, LEEWARD ISLANDS
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Re: Eastern Caribbean seismic activity

#46 Postby msbee » Sat May 08, 2010 8:09 am

Gusty
no injuries or damage reported? that's a good thing!
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Re: Eastern Caribbean seismic activity

#47 Postby Gustywind » Sat May 08, 2010 8:13 am

msbee wrote:Gusty
no injuries or damage reported? that's a good thing!

Hi Barbara! Yeah absolutely you're right, i'm glad to see that in the butterfly island :) ! Whereas we should not forget and neglect the seismic ativity in our area and thus our vulnerability. Let's be vigilant and on our guard as usual in the carib islands!
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Re: Eastern Caribbean seismic activity=5.7 inside Puerto Rico

#48 Postby cycloneye » Sun May 16, 2010 12:50 am

Oh boy,I was awaken by this quake as the bed was moving a lot.The epicenter was in NW PR.Later today I will post about any damages or deaths if those occured.

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Magnitude 5.7
Date-Time Sunday, May 16, 2010 at 05:16:10 UTC
Sunday, May 16, 2010 at 01:16:10 AM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones

Location 18.295°N, 67.069°W
Depth 110.1 km (68.4 miles)
Region PUERTO RICO
Distances 6 km (4 miles) ENE (68°) from Espino, PR
7 km (5 miles) SSW (212°) from Hato Arriba, PR
8 km (5 miles) E (81°) from A�asco, PR
57 km (36 miles) NW (304°) from Ponce, PR
101 km (63 miles) WSW (258°) from SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico

Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 7 km (4.3 miles); depth +/- 8.6 km (5.3 miles)
Parameters NST= 51, Nph= 51, Dmin=14.6 km, Rmss=0.78 sec, Gp= 97°,
M-type=teleseismic moment magnitude (Mw), Version=7
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Re: Eastern Caribbean seismic activity=5.7 inside Puerto Rico

#49 Postby Steagle » Sun May 16, 2010 12:59 am

..Hi
Yes.. was felt it here in the D.R (San Francisco de Macoris)
Its been very quiet for the past month.
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Re: Eastern Caribbean seismic activity=5.7 inside Puerto Rico

#50 Postby cycloneye » Sun May 16, 2010 1:02 am

The good news about the effects is that it was very deep (68 miles) and that limits the damage but anyway you put it is a big one :eek: I am fine so dont worry about me. :)
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#51 Postby southerngale » Sun May 16, 2010 1:05 am

Glad to know you guys are ok.

I hope you're right, cyc, and the damage isn't too bad.
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Re: Eastern Caribbean seismic activity=5.7 inside Puerto Rico

#52 Postby cycloneye » Sun May 16, 2010 1:19 am

Here is the graphic from the local seismic office.

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Re: Eastern Caribbean seismic activity=5.7 inside Puerto Rico

#53 Postby emanuelrgz » Sun May 16, 2010 2:37 am

I was sleeping and I believe that somebody (or an animal) was pulling my mattress outside my bed. Anyway, I don't believe any real damage or death from this earthquake occur, since is was only moderate.
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Re: Eastern Caribbean seismic activity=5.7 inside Puerto Rico

#54 Postby cycloneye » Sun May 16, 2010 5:49 am

They increased the intensity to 5.8 :eek: But so far,what I have seen in the news is only sporadic damage to some roads with small cracks and a few old homes that also have cracks.But so far no reports of deaths.I will provide more information later as more news comes.
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Re: Eastern Caribbean seismic activity=5.8 inside Puerto Rico

#55 Postby cycloneye » Sun May 16, 2010 6:03 am

A closeup graphic of Puerto Rico and where the epicenter was.

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Re: Eastern Caribbean seismic activity=5.8 inside Puerto Rico

#56 Postby cycloneye » Sun May 16, 2010 6:17 am

Here I am posting a link in spanish but I can tell you that in a theater at the midnight show where many people were seeing the Robin Hood movie,all came out as the seats shaked and the projector also did the same.

http://www.elnuevodia.com/terremotoestr ... 05366.html
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Re: Eastern Caribbean seismic activity=5.7 inside Puerto Rico

#57 Postby Gustywind » Sun May 16, 2010 7:16 am

cycloneye wrote:The good news about the effects is that it was very deep (68 miles) and that limits the damage but anyway you put it is a big one :eek: I am fine so dont worry about me. :)

:) Glad to see that and thanks to keep us informed as usual Cycloneye. Seems that the seismic activity continues in the carib islands :eek: ... One week after Guadeloupe, it's PR (with numbers up to 5,2 for Guadeloupe, 5,8 for PR).
Let's continue to be vigilant an on our guard my friends.
Regards
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Re: Eastern Caribbean seismic activity=5.8 inside Puerto Rico

#58 Postby msbee » Sun May 16, 2010 8:19 am

glad everyone in PR is OK!
and DR too!
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Re: Eastern Caribbean seismic activity=5.8 inside Puerto Rico

#59 Postby vbhoutex » Sun May 16, 2010 8:21 am

I just saw this! Glad all is ok!! It is on our news this morning too.
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Re: Eastern Caribbean seismic activity=5.8 inside Puerto Rico

#60 Postby Macrocane » Sun May 16, 2010 8:35 am

It seems that the Caribbean plate does not want to be quiet this year. That's good news that there are no serious damages.
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