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Major earthquakes in the Caribbean are infrequent and are sometimes accompanied by tsunami. Earthquakes. Date Region Mag. MMI Deaths Injuries Comments Source
The magnitude 7.2 earthquake quake struck 8 km (5 miles) from the town of Petit Trou de Nippes, about 150 km west of the capital Port-au-Prince, at a depth of 10 km, the U.S. Geological Survey said.
It is the largest Puerto Rican earthquake to have occurred on land in recent times. [7] 2010-12-24: Aguas Buenas Puerto Rico: 5.1 V – – Felt throughout Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands. It is colloquially known as the 2010 Aguas Buenas earthquake or the "2010 Nochebuena earthquake" (2010 Christmas Eve earthquake).
Residents across the South Pacific nation of Vanuatu are bracing for heavy rain and a potential cyclone Thursday, just two days after a deadly magnitude 7.3 earthquake rocked the islands.
The earthquake occurred in one of "the world’s most seismically active" areas, according to USGS. At least 24 earthquakes of magnitude 7 or larger have occurred within 155 miles of the most ...
The Gonâve microplate, showing the main fault zones that bound it. The island of Jamaica lies on the boundary between the Caribbean plate and the Gonâve microplate.The Gonâve microplate is a 1,100 km (680 mi) long strip of mainly oceanic crust formed by the Cayman spreading ridge within a strike-slip pull-apart basin on the northern transform margin of the Caribbean plate with the North ...
A powerful earthquake hit the Pacific island nation of Vanuatu, damaging buildings in the capital, Port Vila, including one housing the U.S. Embassy. A witness said bodies were seen in the city.
The 1867 Virgin Islands earthquake and tsunami occurred on November 18, at 14.45 in the Anegada Passage about 20 km southwest of Saint Thomas, Danish West Indies (now U.S. Virgin Islands). The M s 7.5 earthquake came just 20 days after the devastating San Narciso Hurricane in the same region.