Magnitude 5.8 - CAYMAN ISLANDS REGION - No damages reported

[HURAKAN]

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/ ... hp#details

[srainhoutx]

Earthquake Details
Magnitude 5.8
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
Depth 10 km (6.2 miles) set by location program
Region CAYMAN ISLANDS REGION
Distances 65 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 Uncertainty horizontal +/- 5.1 km (3.2 miles); depth fixed by location program
Parameters NST=202, Nph=202, Dmin=360.5 km, Rmss=1.18 sec, Gp= 47°,
M-type=teleseismic moment magnitude (Mw), Version=6
Source USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)


Event ID us2010rrbc

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/ ... 10rrbc.php

[HURAKAN]

UPDATE 1-Quake shakes buildings, homes in Cayman Islands
10:46am EST

(Updates with no damage reported)

GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands, Jan 19 (Reuters) - Buildings and homes shook in the Cayman Islands on Tuesday as a 5.8 magnitude earthquake rattled the Caribbean hedge fund center, but there were no reports of injury or damage.

"It shook my whole apartment for about 10 seconds," said photographer Alan Markoff in the capital George Town.

The earthquake hit 30 miles (50 km) southeast of Grand Cayman at 9:23 a.m., Cayman Islands Chief Meteorologist John Tibbetts said.

"I have heard no reports of any damage in Grand Cayman. There have been no calls to 911 or Hazard Management. It appears to be just a shaking for us," Tibbetts said.

Some cell phone systems were temporarily out of service but the quake had not caused major disruption, residents said.

(Reporting by Alan Markoff and Shurna Robbins, Editing by Sandra Maler)

[Gustywind]

Earthquake occurs close to the Cayman Islands
By Kate Bates <kjcayman at gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 19 Jan 2010 11:39:14 -0500
http://www.stormcarib.com/reports/current/cayman.shtml

At 9.23 am the USGS reported a moderate earthquake of magnitude 5.8
occurred 32 miles ESE of Bodden Town, 40 miles ESE of George Town, 45
ESE of West Bay.
The earthquake occurred at a depth of 6.2 miles.
There have been no reports of damage or injuries received by 911.
There is no threat of a tsunami from this event.

[Macrocane]

Another one I wonder if the Caribbean plate and it's related faults are more active than normal after the Haiti quake or if it's just that we are paying more attention to those earthquakes.

[Stephanie]

Another one I wonder if the Caribbean plate and it's related faults are more active than normal after the Haiti quake or if it's just that we are paying more attention to those earthquakes.

I'm wondering the same thing. We're not talking about minor tremors either. These are all fairly moderate.

[Macrocane]

I'm wondering the same thing. We're not talking about minor tremors either. These are all fairly moderate.

Yes, you're right all of them have had a higher than 5 magnitude.