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The quake was very shallow, at only 6.2 miles (10 km), which would have amplified its effect.
A tsunami advisory was in effect for Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands after the quake, according to the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center, but subsequent model forecasts indicated no tsunami threat to those areas.
cnbc
originally posted by: St Udio
?? the carribean plate might relieve or strain the New Madrid fault in times to come...
what's the prediction--- the gulf of mexico will empty into the Great Lakes thus dividing the continental USA lower 48 States !
originally posted by: JBurns
a reply to: intrptr
My thought as well intrptr. I figured it was my lack of knowledge on the subject, so I will have to defer to those with more knowledge here but isn't this pretty unusual? Especially for a quake of such magnitude so close to shorelines?
Not to be conspiratorial or anything.... don't certain types of weapon tests also cause significant quakes?
originally posted by: intrptr
The reason the quake in the Caribbean didn't develop a Tsunami was because of the type of fault.
originally posted by: JBurns
a reply to: FredT
Fred, according to another source (RT news) the event did generate multiple warnings
A 7.8 magnitude earthquake has struck in the Caribbean Sea north of Honduras, triggering multiple tsunami warnings in the area, including for the coasts of Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands.
www.rt.com...
Hopefully FEMA is prepared to immediately take action in the event of a tsunami