Moderate earthquake - Jamaica - June 14, 2020. to your comment. Independent Premium. It struck 86 miles northwest of Montego Bay in Jamaica, and shaking was reported across nearby islands, according to Accuweather.The first tremor was followed by a series of strong aftershocks, including one measured at magnitude 6.1.The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center initially warned waves as high as a metre could hit the coasts of Belize, Cuba, Honduras, Mexico, Jamaica and the Cayman Islands, but issued another message around an hour later saying the danger had passed.There have been no reports of casualties or serious damage as a result of the tremors.O’Raine Thomas, from Jamaica, said: “I’m home napping and suddenly felt the house shaking for at least a minute. A light earthquake magnitude 4 (ml/mb) has occurred on Sunday, 8 kilometers (5 miles) from Buff Bay in Jamaica. Epicenter of the event was 36 km (23 miles) from Kingston (c. 937 700 pop), 35 km (22 miles) from New Kingston (c. 584 000 pop), 46 km (28 miles) from Spanish Town (c. 145 000 pop), 45 km (28 miles) from Portmore (c. 102 900 pop), 71 km (44 miles) from May Pen (c. 44 800 pop), 61 km (38 miles) from Old Harbour (c. 26 000 pop). Exact location of earthquake, -76.6816° West, 18.3071° North, depth 10 km. Our journalists will try to respond by joining the threads when the same level of attention, but we have preserved this area in the interests of open debate. real-world solutions, and more. We’ve never had something like this.”Akua Walters, a student at the University of the West Indies, No hype, just the advice and analysis you needRegister with your social account “We all evacuated at the time the tremors were felt,” he said. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Event ids that are associated: us6000abld.
Buildings 580 miles away in Miami evacuated after shaking. Follow The Gleaner on Twitter and Instagram @JamaicaGleaner and on Facebook @GleanerJamaica. Nearby country/countries, Jamaica (c. 2 847 000 pop) (That might be effected). It felt so unreal that I actually thought I was dreaming.“I took up my phone later and realised on social media that it was actually an earthquake.”Iana Garcia, a student who was Miss Universe Jamaica 2019, Phone lines were congested, she added. “We’ve been put on tsunami watch ... I’m not sure how to prepare. You can also choose to be emailed when someone replies Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 14/06/20 / 2020-06-14 07:52:52 / June … A magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck Tuesday about 80 miles from Jamaica, shaking people in the Caribbean and as far away as Miami. Start your Independent Premium subscription today.Are you sure you want to mark this comment as inappropriate?Are you sure you want to delete this comment?Independent Premium Comments can be posted by members of our membership scheme, Independent Premium. Add your two cents. Id of earthquake: us6000abld. Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Porus, Lionel Town, Hayes. This is a list of earthquakes in 2020.