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George
Posted: Sun Feb 04, 2007 11:53 pm
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Stuart gets an honorable mention:

http://www.newsday.com/news/nationworld/wire/sns-ap-caribbean-earthquake,0,3292293.story?coll=sns-ap-nationworld-headlines

KINGSTON, Jamaica -- A strong earthquake shook parts of Cuba, Jamaica and
the Cayman Islands on Sunday, authorities said. There were no immediate
reports of damage or injuries.

The quake had a preliminary magnitude of 6.1 and was centered in the
Caribbean Sea about 75 miles northwest of Montego Bay, Jamaica, and 125
miles southwest of Bayamo, Cuba, the U.S. Geological Survey in Colorado
said. It occurred just before 4:00 p.m.

Authorities in Jamaica and the Cayman Islands said no damages or injuries
had been reported.

"We consider it a strong earthquake," said USGS geophysicist Bruce
Presgrave. "It's enough off the coast that I would not expect any major
damage, (though) there's a possibility of some minor damage."

Presgrave said tremors are relatively common in the area, which lies on the
boundary between two tectonic plates.

No tsunami warnings were issued for the Caribbean and no tsunami activity
was observed in the region, said Stuart Weinstein, assistant director of
the Hawaii-based Pacific Tsunami Warning Center.

Margaret Grandison of the University of the West Indies' seismic unit said
the quake was felt the strongest in Jamaica's west end and nearly all of
the country's parishes have reported feeling it.

"My children were upstairs and I thought they were playing," said Lloyd
Hill, who lives in Hanover parish located some 160 miles west of the
Jamaican capital, Kingston. "When we ran outside, we saw some neighbors and
they were obviously shaken."
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Belba Grubb
Posted: Tue Feb 06, 2007 7:24 am
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Quote:
No tsunami warnings were issued for the Caribbean and no tsunami activity
was observed in the region, said Stuart Weinstein, assistant director of
the Hawaii-based Pacific Tsunami Warning Center.

This is interesting -- there was some discussion of this quake on the
Southeast weather forum I follow and it came to light that PTWC is
doing tsunami warning coverage for the Gulf now.

Interestingly, in this news story at http://preview.tinyurl.com/ypf24p
apparently the Alaska center is also watching out for the East Coast;
don't know any more details about that.

NOAA is deploying 37 new buoys for this purpose that should be in
place by mid-2007. I don't know if those are all specifically
destined for the Gulf, but the region is included in NOAA's new
Tsunami Ready program:

http://www.tsunamiready.noaa.gov/ts-communities.htm

Barb
---------
"The most recent disaster fades from memory just before the next one
strikes."
-- Ancient Japanese proverb quoted by HVO scientists at
http://hvo.wr.usgs.gov/volcanowatch/1999/99_04_08.html
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George
Posted: Tue Feb 06, 2007 11:10 am
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"Belba Grubb" <trungsisterfan@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:1170761053.711632.115500@a75g2000cwd.googlegroups.com...
Quote:
No tsunami warnings were issued for the Caribbean and no tsunami
activity
was observed in the region, said Stuart Weinstein, assistant director of
the Hawaii-based Pacific Tsunami Warning Center.

This is interesting -- there was some discussion of this quake on the
Southeast weather forum I follow and it came to light that PTWC is
doing tsunami warning coverage for the Gulf now.

Interestingly, in this news story at http://preview.tinyurl.com/ypf24p
apparently the Alaska center is also watching out for the East Coast;
don't know any more details about that.

NOAA is deploying 37 new buoys for this purpose that should be in
place by mid-2007. I don't know if those are all specifically
destined for the Gulf, but the region is included in NOAA's new
Tsunami Ready program:

http://www.tsunamiready.noaa.gov/ts-communities.htm

Barb
---------
"The most recent disaster fades from memory just before the next one
strikes."
-- Ancient Japanese proverb quoted by HVO scientists at
http://hvo.wr.usgs.gov/volcanowatch/1999/99_04_08.html


Yeah, I had read about that. I wonder if they will keep them under the
control of PTWC, or if they plan to open a new office somewhere on the east
coast or in the south.

George
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Damon Hill
Posted: Tue Feb 06, 2007 2:39 pm
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"George" <george@yourservice.com> wrote in
news:gP0yh.23689$fC2.20154@bignews4.bellsouth.net:

Quote:

"Belba Grubb" <trungsisterfan@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:1170761053.711632.115500@a75g2000cwd.googlegroups.com..

"The most recent disaster fades from memory just before
the next one strikes."
-- Ancient Japanese proverb quoted by HVO scientists at
http://hvo.wr.usgs.gov/volcanowatch/1999/99_04_08.html


Yeah, I had read about that. I wonder if they will keep
them under the control of PTWC, or if they plan to open a
new office somewhere on the east coast or in the south.

Hopefully a bit inland, and not in Charleston, SC, either.

--Damon
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