Caribbean seismic activity

[Steagle]

The last major in P.R woke me out of a sound sleep .
THAT one was not offshore

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


No activity felt since last night.

[msbee]

Hi Luis
Have you been feeling earthquakes in PR?

According to the USGS there has been a lot of acclivity in your region this morning..... 6 events are listed, from 2.9 to 3.3

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/ ... es_all.php

This afternoon around 2 PM we felt one here on St. Maarten
This bulletin was issued by one of our radio stations

http://www.pearlfmradio.com/

SPECIAL BULLETIN

Early this afternoon at about 2:01 hours, a light earthquake took place below the bottom of the Caribbean Sea. This tremor was felt in some sections of Sint Maarten.

Data received from the Puerto Rico Seismic Network indicates that this tremor took place at a depth of about 15 miles below the bottom of the sea with a magnitude of 3.4 on the Richter Scale. Its epicenter was located near 18.3 degrees north and 63.3 degrees west. This is about 20 miles northwest of Marigot in St. Martin

[cycloneye]

Barbara,there has been a lot of activity in the past few days,but they have not been felt here as the quakes are of low intensity.

[cycloneye]

This quake was a bit more stronger.A 4.6

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/ ... 000jc6.php

Magnitude 4.6
Date-Time Friday, December 03, 2010 at 22:43:34 UTC
Friday, December 03, 2010 at 06:43:34 PM at epicenter

Location 17.905°N, 64.875°W
Depth 20.4 km (12.7 miles)
Region VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
Distances 20 km (12 miles) NNW (346°) from Grove Place, Saint Croix, US Virgin Islands
22 km (14 miles) N (1°) from Frederiksted Southeast, Saint Croix, US Virgin Islands
25 km (15 miles) NW (315°) from Christiansted, Saint Croix, US Virgin Islands
50 km (31 miles) S (173°) from CHARLOTTE AMALIE, US Virgin Islands
129 km (80 miles) ESE (115°) from Carolina, PR

Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 21.3 km (13.2 miles); depth +/- 1.5 km (0.9 miles)
Parameters NST= 39, Nph= 39, Dmin=50.1 km, Rmss=0.8 sec, Gp= 94°,
M-type=body wave magnitude (Mb), Version=6

[Gustywind]

Something to keep an eye on as usual

[msbee]

there seems to be a lot more activity than normal although the quakes are small.

By the way, someone told me about this program you can downland off the net for free.
keeps updating where the latest earthquakes are.
pretty cool

http://www.wolton.net/quake.html

[Gustywind]

there seems to be a lot more activity than normal although the quakes are small.

By the way, someone told me about this program you can downland off the net for free.
keeps updating where the latest earthquakes are.
pretty cool

http://www.wolton.net/quake.html

Excellent link, thanks Barbara, we appreciate sincerely

[cycloneye]

I just felt a faily strong quake in San Juan,Puerto Rico.I will have details shortly.

[cycloneye]

Preliminary reading=5.4

Magnitude 5.4 (Preliminary magnitude — update expected within 15 minutes)
Date-Time Friday, December 24, 2010 at 23:43:43 UTC
Friday, December 24, 2010 at 07:43:43 PM at epicenter

Location 18.927°N, 66.072°W
Depth 45 km (28.0 miles) set by location program
Region PUERTO RICO REGION
Distances 50 km (31 miles) N (7°) from SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico
55 km (34 miles) N (7°) from Cata�o, PR
55 km (34 miles) NNE (12°) from Levittown, PR

Location Uncertainty Error estimate not available
Parameters NST= 19, Nph= 19, Dmin=90.8 km, Rmss=1.07 sec, Gp=166°,
M-type=local magnitude (ML), Version=1

[msbee]

Wow, Luis, that is quite heavy
I hope there are no reports of damage from that

[cycloneye]

Epicenter in center of island



Intensity now down to 5.1.

[cycloneye]

Here is new information.A good thing is it was on 63 miles in depth.

Magnitude 5.1
Date-Time Friday, December 24, 2010 at 23:43:44 UTC
Friday, December 24, 2010 at 07:43:44 PM at epicenter

Location 18.260°N, 66.135°W
Depth 102.9 km (63.9 miles)
Region PUERTO RICO
Distances 25 km (15 miles) S of SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico
50 km (30 miles) W of Fajardo, Puerto Rico
55 km (35 miles) ENE of Ponce, Puerto Rico
125 km (80 miles) W of CHARLOTTE AMALIE, US Virgin Islands

[cycloneye]

[WeatherLovingDoc]

Wow, are you o.k. Cycloneye? I did a quick check at USGS and it has it too:
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsus/Maps/PR10/13.23.-71.-61.php


edited for correction

[cycloneye]

Wow, are you o.k. Cycloneye? I did a quick check at USGS and it doesn't have it listed yet:
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsus/Maps/PR10/13.23.-71.-61.php

I am ok thankfully.But it was a real big movement as the chair move in a good way and the PC move sideways.

[cycloneye]

Here is more information about the effects of the quake in Puerto Rico.

http://www.microsofttranslator.com/bv.a ... 48869.html

[MGC]

Good to hear you are OK Cycloneye...any damage reports from the island?....MGC

[cycloneye]

Good to hear you are OK Cycloneye...any damage reports from the island?....MGC

Read link at above post about the damage reports around the island.

[Gustywind]

Good to hear you are OK Cycloneye...any damage reports from the island?....MGC

Read link at above post about the damage reports around the island.

Waouw, that's was a strong shake Luis glad to see that you're ok en la isla del encanto. Good blessed PR! Have a nice Christmas day Luis

[cycloneye]

This 5.0 quake was on New Years Eve near the island of Dominica,but the depth was way down.