5.8 earthquake shakes Cayman Islands

[Ian David]

Source: Miami Herald

A 5.8 earthquake shook the Cayman Islands, south of Cuba on Tuesday morning, reports said.

On Monday morning, a strong earthquake rocked Guatemala and parts of El Salvador, but no there were no immediate reports of injuries or damage in either country. The U.S. Geological Survey says the quake had a preliminary magnitude of 6.0.

The USGS says it hit Monday morning about 60 miles (97 kilometers) southwest of Guatemala City, where it was felt by many residents. There were reports of shaking in the Guatemalan countryside and in El Salvador as well.

Civil protection officials in the two countries says so far there are no reports of injuries or damage, but authorities are still checking.


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Hat-tip to:

PeterSantilli CNN BREAKING: 5.8 Quake in Cayman Islands...only 10 kilometers deep 12 minutes ago from web
http://twitter.com/PeterSantilli/status/7947649112

[BolivarianHero]

1. ZOMG IITZ TEH RAPTOUR!1!111!11

J33BU$ IZ CUMMMING....OHHHHHHHH *SPLOOGE*

[MidwestTransplant]

8. Which Raptor?

or

[TeeYiYi]

9. This one...

TYY

[MidwestTransplant]

12. LOL!

[Historic NY]

16. Hey aren't they left over Hale Bopp suits?

[Hepburn]

26. Hey, I have one of those in blue...

...and it is really comfy and warm! :hi:

[anachro1]

11. This one

<img src="">

[KamaAina]

15. No, this one

[TeeYiYi]

2. Best (favorite) earthquake monitor...

Red = today. Orange = yesterday. Yellow = past two weeks. Very visual.

http://www.iris.edu/seismon/

TYY

[IcyPeas]

18. love that map. thanks for posting it.

[BeFree]

3. The earth is stretching

Its plates are on the move.
The big lean is on. The north pole is moving back to square with the sun.
New moon these days.

Happens all the time. Get used to it.

[Ghost Dog]

13. And Mars is close and very beautiful (and very red)

brighter than Sirius up there in the early evening eastern (very calm and clear, here, just now) sky.

[roamer65]

27. Yup about 60 million miles away.

Saturn comes up a few hours after Mars right now. Hopefully I have clear skies soon so I can take the telescope out for a view.

[IndianaGreen]

23. and the world ends in 2012

Great flick! The Pope and the entire Vatican gets wiped out!

[rateyes]

24. And, the moon is in the 7th house, and Jupiter aligns with Mars.

[freeplessinseattle]

4. ok, this is starting to make me nervous

especially being in an "overdue for a big one" zone.

[TeeYiYi]

5. Same here re: "overdue for a big one"...

... Salt Lake City Wasatch Fault. That's why I keep an eye on that seismic monitor. ;)

http://www.iris.edu/seismon/

TYY

[freeplessinseattle]

6. oddly, I grew up there, still have a good friend there

I remember those earthquake drills in school, always kind of fun at the time, but now I am grateful for the instinct to duck under my desk. 'çourse now I just recently was inspired to clear a bunch of junk out from under there to make room for me, lol.

[Ghost Dog]

14. Have you noticed Yellowstone repeatedly rumbling

these recent days?

[FVZA_Colonel]

17. It seems like the entire Caribbean and Central American region is beginning to "wake up."

And if the Haiti quake wasn't the worst it could get... well, that is worrysome.

[MidwestTransplant]

7. They make a deal with the devil too?

[superconnected]

19. They must have given gays rights or smth.

[anachro1]

10. Are Republicans scrambling

for their money now?

[superconnected]

20. What's with all these earth quakes? I don't think we'll be laughing if it hits

the States.

[slackmaster]

21. They happen all the time

They're just getting more coverage in the wake of the disaster in Haiti.

[happyslug]

22. Details on Caribbean Earthquakes.

The Caymen Trench starts just West of Haiti and continues into Central America between Guatemala and Honduras as the Motagua Fault. The Two earthquakes may be related for the Caymen Trench is just an extensive of the conflict between the North American Plate and the Caribbeans Plate:

More on the Caymen Trench
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cayman_Trench

More on the Motagua Fault, the Caymen's trench extensive over Central America:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motagua_Fault

United States Geological Survey web site:
http://www.usgs.gov /

USGS Earthquake Site:
http://www.usgs.gov/hazards/earthquakes /
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/

[Hepburn]

25. Fuuuuuuuck....

...:scared:

I think the earth is upset!

[Alamuti Lotus]

28. Not the Cayman's! Is my laundered money still safe?