***Breaking news on CNN: 5.8 Earthquake near Cayman Islands***

[dgibby]

No other info available yet.

[shireen]

1. a different fault line, another shallow quake!

[Xithras]

43. Adjacent fault line a short distance away. Probably energy dissipation

The Haiti quake occurred on the Enriquillo-Plantain Garden Fault (labeled EPGF), and this one was on the fault labeled OF on the north end of the Cayman Trench. As you can see from the image, they're all a part of the same major fault complex.

It's similar to the relationship between the San Andreas and the Hayward faults in California. They're separate fault lines, but they're two portions of a much larger common fault system.

[T Wolf]

2. Quick. Save the offshore funds! nt

[undeterred]

6. Exactly.

Help will be arriving in a matter of minutes.

[ellie]

36. hahahahaha

Good one!

[KingFlorez]

3. There's a lot significant seismic activity there lately

[dgibby]

8. I keep waiting for the big one on the east coast.

I'm between 2 of the most active fault lines east of the Mississippi. The last large quake leveled Charleston,SC in the 1800's. We're waaaay overdue.

[Warpy]

4. It's shallow, 10 KM

and 65 miles from the nearest city.

There's possible damage from this one but it's unlikely to be catastrophic.

They can afford better construction in the Caymans.

[NightWatcher]

5. I'll volunteer to cover the story for DU from down there

tell Skinner to have airline tickets ready at the airport

lemme get my sunscreen

[MuseRider]

11. I'll help.

I haven't been diving Bloody Bay Wall for about 8 years!

[Gidney N Cloyd]

13. I've never been prouder of my fellows on this board than I am right now.

How could I not volunteer to go with you?

[shireen]

7. details available at

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/us2010rrbc.php

[dgibby]

9. Thanks.n/t

[dugaresa]

10. i am waiting for the birth of a volcano in that region given all this plate movement

[dgibby]

12. CNN reporting that earthquake in Haiti is acting as a "trigger".

Different fault lines, but release of pressure in one area causes build up of pressure in another. Still no reports of damage.

[malaise]

17. Just called a friend in Grand Cayman

He felt quite a shake and people are very, very nervous. I suggested that he took the rest of the day off and head for the beach. :D Didn't feel this one in Kingston.

[roamer65]

56. Delete.

[HipChick]

14. Existing volcanoes have been smouldering for sometime

I flew over Soufrière Hills Volcano in Montserrat a few weeks ago..that was still smoldering..I'm betting we will see activity from existing ones before we see new ones

[malaise]

18. My worry is Kick em Jenny

over there by Grenada

[SpiralHawk]

42. That's when Atlantis will rise

[dgibby]

44. That would be so cool,

but I'm a romantic at heart.

[dgibby]

15. Cayman news report from George Town:

felt several tremors, evacuated the building they were in, sent news crews out around the city. No reports of damage yet.

[Subdivisions]

16. The world has been shaking a lot more lately. Even Yellowstone has

been rumbling. I wonder where the next big one will strike... *casts glance over at New Madrid*

[GreenPartyVoter]

20. If Yellowstone goes that will be a bad, bad thing.

[dgibby]

32. If Yellowstone goes,

we won't have to worry about anything else.:scared:

[Subdivisions]

37. The thing with Yellowstone is that it has EQs all the time but most are in

the 1-point (Richter) range. But in the past several days that EQs have been in the 2 to 3+ point range. And they have been shallow, around the 5-6 mile range.

You can see the Yellowstone activity (along with all the other EQs for the past 7 days, including Haiti) here:

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/quakes_all.php

[Myrina]

22. sssh! don't wake it!!

I live in Indiana and am not quite ready to have Lake Michigan by way of the 'new'the Mississippi River in my backyard.

[kayla9170]

41. I cannot image.........

Having a Earthquake in Michigan would be strange. Michigan is not the Earthquake capital of the world by no means. I cannot image really a Earthquake here. In the same aspect, you state Myrina there is a fault in Indiana and that is less than three hours away from my town in Michigan. Kinda of got me worried now.:yoiks: Wonder if I need to be?

[Myrina]

52. Look up the New Madrid fault ...

... central Indiana got shook about 3 years ago, April, due to a small quake that hit south and west, toward Illinois. No serious damage here in Indy but I thought someone was trying to break into my house when I heard the rattling windows. My dogs were anxious for about 30 minutes before it happened ... but yeah, an earthquake in Indiana just isn't something that happens every day.


http://www.theindychannel.com/news/15919536/detail.html

[Irish_shark]

35. Do you have any empirical evidence that it's been shaking a lot more? n/t

[Jazzgirl]

38. I have an application on my laptop at home that

logs every time there is an earthquake. The activity increase is amazing. I did notice several Yellowstone quakes yesterday that were all over 3.

[Subdivisions]

39. Yes, I do:

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/

You should try it sometimes.

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

45. Could you please provide the evidence that it's been shaking a lot more recently?

Because that's pretty much how the USGS site always looks.

[Subdivisions]

48. The information is available at the link I provided...And, as for Yellowstone:

http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_14221601?source=rss

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

49. Um, no it's not.

I see no statistical analysis, no T-test, no sign of a significant difference. At least nothing obvious. Please provide a direct link.

Also, those Yellowstone swarms are common.

[KG]

19. maybe the Mayans were off by a couple years?

:scared:

[GreenPartyVoter]

21. Nah. It takes time to build up to such a spectacular ending.

[Pryderi]

23. QUICK! WHERE'S PAT ROBERTSON???

[dgibby]

24. Making a run on a bank in the Cayman's! n/t

[lumberjack_jeff]

31. +1

[The Backlash Cometh]

25. Anyone think this is the beginning of something bigger?

I heard that there is a formation under the sea where a large rock is precipiced at the edge of a "cliff." If the rock gets knocked over, (like it might with aftershocks) they fear it will have a tsunami effect on the east coast of Florida. Anyone heard about it?

[dgibby]

26. I haven't heard anything like that. Do you know where it's located? n/t

[The Backlash Cometh]

27. Wish I did.

I don't even remember where I got the information. That's one of the disadvantageous of being a 24/7 newsjunkie. It all begins to run together after a while.

[Contrary1]

40. Cumbre Vieja. Here's an article from 2001 about it:

http://www.unisci.com/stories/20013/0831011.htm

[anigbrowl]

47. That's near the Canary Islands, on the other side of the atlantic. .nt

[crim son]

28. Suddenly living in Bangor, Maine feels like a stroke of luck. n/t

[GreenPartyVoter]

53. Same here for my little town on the coast. :^) Although this snow is no fun. Just

drove home town and slid _uphill_ and missed the driveway.

[crim son]

54. No joke, GPV!

I didn't leave the house today and tomorrow the kids are hoping for a day off. Me, I'm ready for June! :hi:

[GreenPartyVoter]

55. My sneaky little offspring are counting on no school tomorrow, and so are watching Idol in their

room. As if I wouldn't notice! :eyes:

[crim son]

58. Oh, the wee devils!

And darnit, I guess I just missed it!

[Blue_Tires]

29. uh oh...lotta hidden corporate $$$$$ in those islands...

[JVS]

30. Satan expected to issue press statement shortly

;-)

[dgibby]

33. Headline to read:

Bad things happen to people who make a pact with Pat Robertson.

[Irish_shark]

34. Any moderate earthquake is now being treated as breaking news

If the Haiti earthquake had not occured, this one in Cayman island would have gone unreported.

This movement in Cayman island is not news. Earthquakes occur every day. Today and tomorrow, and the dayafter, 5.8 earthquakes will occur in several places in the world. Will CNN treat each one as breaking news? Univision wouldn't shut up with a 6.0 earthquake in Guatemala that caused zero damage yesterday.

[Occulus]

46. Well, earthquake clusters in populated areas *is* news

Not a problem around Alaska, big problem in the Caribbean. An estimated 200,000 people or more may be dead as a result of a recent one.

Same thing with tornadoes. In the summer in the Midwest, tornadoes are a problem and they're always news, but when several dozen are spawned by the same storm system, the news is all over every channel. Same with severe winter weather- not so bigt an issue in unpopulated areas, huge issue if a storm dumps two feet of snow on, say, Chicago.

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[backscatter712]

51. Hopefully it's not serious.

Magnitude's 5.8, not 7.0 like the Haiti quake (remember the Richter scale's logarithmic).

Sounds like the quake could cause some damage, but not on the scale of the Haiti quake.

[roamer65]

57. Similar size quake off western Guatemala coast a day or so ago.

The Caribbean plate is really moving around for some reason. I am betting it is from increased Pacific plate pressure on the Cocos plate, then on the Caribbean plate. I suspect the "Big One" in California is not far off.