7.0 in Haiti!!!

[Stephanie]

I'm assuming they mean Haitian government authorities, but they are estimating now 200,000 dead.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100118/ap_ ... earthquake

[CajunMama]

My ex-brother-in-law and his family own a fuel distribution company. They got a call from the US government and he and 40 of his employees are headed to Haiti. They'll be refueling govt. vehicles, generators and getting fuel to different parts of the island for the military. They have no clue how long they will be gone.

[Stephanie]

Wow! That's one heck of a big responsibility.

[canetracker]

I'm assuming they mean Haitian government authorities, but they are estimating now 200,000 dead.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100118/ap_ ... earthquake

This reminds me so much of Hurricane Katrina. People were screaming where is the aid and rescue. My heart goes out to the people of Haiti. I donated money, but wish I could do more. Even the people being rescued are in bad shape, need antibiotics and medical help.

[Stephanie]

I'm assuming they mean Haitian government authorities, but they are estimating now 200,000 dead.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100118/ap_ ... earthquake

This reminds me so much of Hurricane Katrina. People were screaming where is the aid and rescue. My heart goes out to the people of Haiti. I donated money, but wish I could do more. Even the people being rescued are in bad shape, need antibiotics and medical help.

I feel the same way.

[Ptarmigan]

I'm assuming they mean Haitian government authorities, but they are estimating now 200,000 dead.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100118/ap_ ... earthquake

That would put it close to the level of the Indian Ocean Tsunami.

[msbee]

Latest report from CDERA:
http://www.cdera.org/

From: Situation Reports - Public <webmaster at cdera.org>
Date: Mon, Jan 18, 2010 at 4:57 PM
SIT REP #8

HAITI EARTHQUAKE
By CDEMA
Monday, 18, January, 2010

MESSAGE: 7.0 HAITI EARTHQUAKE UPDATE #8 CARICOM’s front line response in Haiti providing health services and search and rescue support (As at 15:30 hrs, January 17, 2010)

THE EVENT:

Port-au Prince, the capital city of Haiti has been devastated by a 7.0 magnitude earthquake which struck the island on Tuesday, January 12, 2010. Damage has been of catastrophic proportions with almost 80 percent of the structures in the capital destroyed. There has been significant loss of life and it is estimated that approximately three (3) million people (or one third of the population) has been affected. An aftershock measuring 4.6 magnitude was reported to have been felt this afternoon.

THE SITUATION:

The Jamaica Defence Force (JDF), leading the CARICOM Response in Haiti, has identified areas that have been severely affected and have not received humanitarian support. Additionally, the distribution of supplies is being challenged by limited transport and limited fuel supplies.

Search and Rescue efforts are continuing despite the passage of the critical 72 hour period but are reportedly hampered by inaccessibility to areas, lack of heavy duty equipment and limited fuel supplies.

CARICOM support teams are communicating via email, satellite phones and VHF radios even as overall communication in Haiti remains a major challenge.

According to the Haiti Ministry of the Interior, Department of Civil Protection: many injuries, deaths and loss of homes are reported from Leogane (1,300 injured, 581 deaths), Petit Goave (2,000 injured), Grand Goave (3,000 injured, 14,000 homeless, and Gressier (80% of homes destroyed.

There has been an influx of people to Gonaive, San Marc and Jiman. Local hospitals are overwhelmed.

ACCESSIBILITY:

The airport in Haiti is open for daytime operations and at this time entry is restricted to military and humanitarian flights. There is no possibility of any over-flights due to very limited staffing.
Refueling options at Port au Prince Toussaint L'Ouverture International Airport (MPTT) are uncertain. Once (if) the ground stop is released, aircrafts filed for MPTT should plan at least one hour of holding fuel and enough extra fuel to get to a secondary airport after departing.

The Port is currently non-operational.

Availability of ground transportation in Haiti is a challenge for rescue operations. The main access road into Port au Prince has been cleared and is open. Secondary roads are still blocked. The road from Jacmel to Port au Prince is passable for "all terrain" vehicles (i.e. 4WD). The road from Santo Domingo to Port au Prince is becoming congested as much cargo is already moving.

REGIONAL RESPONSE ACTIONS:

The Tactical Advance Party (TAP) for CARICOM arrived in Haiti yesterday and met with the Cabinet Minister of the Interior Ministry Mr. Pierre Andre Paul to discuss Haiti’s immediate needs and CARICOM’s proposed responses. The team is also liaising with international donor and response agencies providing humanitarian support to the Government of Haiti.

Logistical arrangements on the ground are being advanced to strengthen CARICOM’s front line response through Jamaica, the Sub Regional Focal Point, which is being executed as follows:

1. Medical staff are performing minor surgeries and procedures at the Bernard News Hospital and the Freres Community Hospital in Haiti.
2. Firefighters from the Jamaican Fire Brigade assembled into two teams are performing Search and Rescue missions under the auspices of the International Search and Rescue Association located at the Toussaint L’Ouverture International Airport. Preliminary reports indicate that three people have been rescued by the team so far; and
3. CARICOM’s Contingent members are performing security tasks associated with search and rescue and medical intervention missions.

The CARICOM Secretariat facilitated a teleconference today with the Bureau of CARICOM Health Ministers comprising the Honourable Leslie Ramsammy of Guyana, Honourable Donville Inniss of Barbados, Honourable Anne Peters of Grenada and CDEMA and PAHO to discuss the further actions for implementing the CARICOM health intervention in Haiti. This will be further elaborated through a teleconference involving Ministers of Health and Chief Medical Officers of CARICOM states tomorrow Tuesday, January 19, 2010.

The outcomes of this teleconference will be shared with National Disaster Coordinators of CDEMA Participating States at a teleconference immediately thereafter where the logistical details and country pledge assistance for the delivery of the intervention will be advanced.
Director of National Emergency Management Organisation (NEMO) in Saint Lucia Ms. Dawn French will be deployed to Haiti tomorrow January 19, 2010 to provide Emergency support to the Emergency Operations Centre in support of the Civil Defence Commission in Haiti.

Arrangements are currently underway to facilitate deployment of the CARICOM Disaster Relief Unit (CDRU) into Haiti on Thursday 21, January 2010. The CDRU is estimated to comprise thirty-one (31) members from the CDEMA Participating States, namely Antigua and Barbuda, the Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Guyana, St. Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, and St. Vincent and the Grenadines. Areas of critical need are being identified.

CDEMA continues to communicate with the JDF and the Department of Civil Protection in Haiti following the initiation of contact on January 14, 2010 and the Tactical Advance Party (TAP) who are currently in Haiti. HAM Radio communication although limited, is being monitored with the support of the Barbados Amateur Radio Society who is keeping CDEMA updated on critical information as it emerges.

PLEDGES:

Pledges continue to be received:

The Virgin Islands UK has pledged US$80,000.00 to the Haiti relief activities.

CONTACT DETAILS: The CDEMA CU 24-hour contact number is (246) 425 0386.

--
Gert van Dijken
Caribbean Hurricane Network
http://stormcarib.com

[WeatherLovingDoc]

Magnitude 5.8 - CAYMAN ISLANDS REGION
2010 January 19 14:23:39 UTC

Magnitude 5.8
Date-Time

* Tuesday, January 19, 2010 at 14:23:39 UTC
* Tuesday, January 19, 2010 at 09:23:39 AM at epicenter
* Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones

Location 19.021°N, 80.846°W
Depth 10 km (6.2 miles) set by location program
Region CAYMAN ISLANDS REGION
Distances 65 km (40 miles) ESE of GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands
315 km (195 miles) WNW of Montego Bay, Jamaica
350 km (215 miles) S of Cienfuegos, Cuba
750 km (465 miles) S of Miami, Florida

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/ ... 10rrbc.php

[msbee]

Just heard about that
what on earth is going on?

[HURAKAN]

Just heard about that
what on earth is going on?

Our planet is geologically active, plain and simple.

[msbee]

it sure is.
I wonder though if this is connected in any way to the Haiti earthquake? same fault line or not?

[Gustywind]

it sure is.
I wonder though if this is connected in any way to the Haiti earthquake? same fault line or not?

The 100000 $ question Barbara Let's be prudent and always on our guard this month in the Carib islands for sure

[Macrocane]

I think it may be related. Here is El Salvador there was a big earthquake on January 2001 and was located in the subduction zone just offshore El Salvador, then a month earlier another big earthquke hit the country but this time the location was in an inland fault so it was not considered an aftershock, in the upcoming months there were several earthquake swarms, the experts concluded that the first big earthquake triggered the other ones like a chain reaction.

If you take a look at the epicenters of some of the last earthquakes you will notice that all of them are somewhat related to the Caribbean Plate.

January 12 Haiti earthquake: Caribbean Plate.
January 15 Venezuela earthquake: Between Caribbean and South American Plate.
January 18 Guatemala-El Salvador earthquakes: Subduction zone between Cocos and Caribbean Plate.
January 19 Cayman Islands: Caribbean Plate.

[msbee]

from stormcarib.com
http://www.stormcarib.com/reports/current/cayman.shtml

sinkhole from the Cayman Earthquake


and report from Cayman:
January 19, 2009
Earthquake

At 9.23 am local time on Tuesday January 19, 2010 an earthquake measuring 5.8 on the Richter scale occurred 32 miles south of Bodden Town, Grand Cayman at coordinates 19.021 N, 80 deg 50.77 min W. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 6.2 miles.
911 has received no reports of injuries or damage to structures.
No tsunami warning was issued from this event.

At 10 am, the Director of Hazard Management Cayman Islands, Mr. McCleary Frederick stated that residents can return to offices and homes.

“Obviously in light of what has happened in Haiti, our residents are very sensitive to this type of occurrence. We are fortunate that the Cayman Islands appears to have come through unscathed, but it is reminder for everyone that they need to know how to respond during an earthquake. In particular it is important to duck under a strong piece of furniture, or at least protect the head with arms. If any business organisations, schools or other entities would like to have HMCI perform an earthquake education session or drill to better prepare for this type of impact then please contact Simon Boxall or Omar Afflick at HMCI (Telephone 526 2027)”

The Cayman Islands Government has commissioned a seismic monitoring network, consisting of 4 state of the art seismograph stations. Two seismographs will be located in Grand Cayman, one in Little Cayman and another on the Island of Cayman Brac. One of these seismographs in Frank Sound is already fully functional and the earthquake was detected locally and the information relayed through to HMCI as expected.

Earthquakes do occur from time to time in the vicinity of the Cayman Islands as we are located near to the boundary of the North American plate, with the Caribbean plate sliding past to the south.

In December 2004 a 6.8 magnitude earthquake occurred 20 miles to the south of Grand Cayman. Since the formation of HMCI in 2006 the agency has embarked on a proactive public education campaign to raise awareness of the earthquake threat in the Cayman Islands. Earthquake drills have been conducted involving both private and public sector entities and the program has also been instituted in Government schools.

For further information:

Contact Simon Boxall
Public Awareness and Information Officer
Hazard Management Cayman Islands
Telephone: 916-3766
Email: Simon.Boxall at gov.ky;

[msbee]

and now a 5.3 reported in Argentina

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/ ... 10rrbm.php

[Gustywind]

and now a 5.3 reported in Argentina

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/ ... 10rrbm.php

just... "woorrying"!

[Stephanie]

Unbelievable!

Maybe the Caribbean Plate is causing the other plates to shift.

I can't help but think of the movie "2012". Not to frighten anyone but this many fairly moderate earthquakes in such a short period of time and in close proximity is just bizarre.

[Macrocane]

I can't help to think about 2012 either, actually I know the movie is more fiction than anything else but there's some similiraty. Unfortunately Haiti has seen the worst of this earthquakes but I hope no other country will suffer any damage if this seismic activity continues.

[Stephanie]

I can't help to think about 2012 either, actually I know the movie is more fiction than anything else but there's some similiraty. Unfortunately Haiti has seen the worst of this earthquakes but I hope no other country will suffer any damage if this seismic activity continues.

I hope so too.

[O Town]

Check out this heartwarming video.
Go LA fire dept.


http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=851_1263920161