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EARTHQUAKE HIT BETWEEN CUBA AND
JAMAICA.
THE POWERFUL 7.7 STRUCK SOUTH
OF
CUBA AND NORTH WEST OF LUCY
JAMAICA.
THIS IS FROM THE CAYMAN ISLANDS
SHOWING RUSHING WATER FROM A
NEARBY POOL THAT LOOKED LIKE IT
HAD OCEAN WAVES.
THERE ARE REPORTS THAT IT
WAS
FELT IN DOWNTOWN MIAMI.
WHAT DO WE NEED TO KNOW?
WE NEED TO KNOW WE ARE SAFE
IN SOUTH FLORIDA.
WE ARE NOT ON ANY MAJOR FAULT
LINES.
IF WE FEEL ANYTHING, IT'S FROM
A
DISTANT EARTHQUAKE AND THIS WAS
ABOUT 400 MILES AWAY AND VERY
STRONG AT 7.7.
THERE IS CUBA, JAMAICA IS
LOCATED TO THE SOUTHEAST AND
CAYMAN ISLANDS TO THE WEST.
THE LAST HOUR THERE HAVE BEEN
AFTER SHOCKS FURTHER TO THE
WEST
NEAR CAYMAN ISLANDS AND THOSE
FOLKS ARE STILL FEELING SOME
SHAKING.
SHAKE INDICATION, FEELING AS
FAR
AS CANCUN, MARATHON, CAYMANS,
JAMAICA.
WHY AN EARTHQUAKE?
THIS SEPARATES NORTH AMERICAN
PLATE FROM THE CARRIBEAN.
THESE TWO PLATES ARE SLOWLY
SLIDING IN DIFFERENT
DIRECTIONS.
PRESSURE BUILDS UP.
OCCASIONALLY WHEN IT BREAKS
FREE, YOU HAVE AN EARTHQUAKE.
WE DON'T GET TSUNAMIES WITH THE
AREA BECAUSE THESE PLATES ARE
SLIDING.
AS OPPOSED TO THE GROUND OR
EARTH'S CRUST SHOOTING UP,
THESE
PIECES OF LAND ARE SLIDING
ALONG
EACH OTHER.
THE ONLY TIME WE DO GET A
TSUNAMI WOULD BE FROM AN UNDER
WATER LANDSLIDE.
TWO YEARS AGO THERE WAS A
MAGNITUDE 7.6 TO THE WEST OF
THE
CAYMAN ISLANDS.
