Magnitude 5.8 Quake Hits Cayman Islands

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( DJ ) 01/19 10:03AM DJ Magnitude 5.8 Quake Hits Cayman Islands - USGS
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An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.8 struck near the Cayman Islands Tuesday morning at a relatively shallow depth of 6.2 miles, the U.S. Geological Survey reported on its Web site. The epicenter of the quake is about 40 miles east-southeast of George Town in the Cayman Islands, and about 195 miles west-northwest of Montego Bay, Jamaica. Cayman NetNews reported on its Web site that no damage or injuries had been reported.

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquak...uakes_all.html (http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/quakes_all.html)

[Grumpy Cat]

What's with all the earthquakes in the Caribbean lately?

[Octothorpe]

That's a good question, DragonRouge. I was wondering that myself. Is it a precursor of a much larger event, such as a volcanic explosion? This sometimes happens in the Ring of Fire in the Pacific. I thought someone said that there was recent volcanic activity in Martinique. Maybe a larger one could occur soon. Or, could be something else, like the massive event that destroyed the first Port Royal in Jamaica (when it was a pirate entrepot). I'm curious to see what might happen.