His initial thought was that it must have been caused by a machine of some sort. A 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck in the Caribbean Sea between Jamaica and Cuba, the USGS said. What's going on?! He said building officials issued an evacuation order and people left the building in a smooth and calm manner.Jose Borrego, who also works in the Brickell area, said he was in a meeting. 2020-01-28T19:47:26.680Z. As the swaying and shaking became more violent, most people started to run; the ones who stayed behind got under their desks.People in Miami, 440 miles from the epicenter, felt shaking. It's unclear so far if there has been any major damage in Jamaica from this earthquake… ET. All operations continue on normal schedules. Getty
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There was concern there could be tsunami waves reaching about 1 to 3 feet above the tide level.The quake was so powerful some Miami residents felt their buildings shake.
COPYRIGHT 2020 … They said some buildings in the Brickell area were evacuated, but there were no reported injuries and there are no road closures.Raquel Perez, an employee at the Don Soffer Clinical Research Center on the University of Miami Medical Campus was on the seventh floor when she felt the quake. There were several aftershocks, including one the US Geological Survey said had a magnitude of 6.1. Alec Pultr, who lives in Ogier, Grand Cayman, said it wasn't the first earthquake he's experienced but it was the biggest "by far. "A CBS Miami chopper flew over buildings as hundreds of people were apparently evacuating into the streets. "It didn't stop and my coworker asked if the building was moving. The quake was centered about 6 miles beneath the surface of the water.The National Weather Service initially issued a tsunami threat for the coasts of Jamaica, Belize, Cuba, Honduras, Mexico and the Cayman Islands, but called off the alert around 4 p.m. The building was evacuated as a precaution.The Stephen P. Clark building in downtown Miami has also been closed as a precaution, police said. The earthquake also was felt as far away as Havana. Cuba's state media reported the earthquake was felt across the island in Guantanamo, Santiago de Cuba, Holguín, Las Tunas, Cienfuegos, Pinar del Río, Havana and the Isle of Youth. Get the latest breaking news delivered straight to your inbox.Copyright © 2020 CBS Interactive Inc. All rights reserved. January 29, 2020 12:21 PM.
Wednesday, January 29th 2020, 6:30 am - This is the first Magnitude-7.0 or stronger earthquake in 2020 This is the first Magnitude-7.0 or stronger earthquake in 2020. "Based on all available data, there is no significant tsunami threat from this (6.1) earthquake.
Major Earthquake Hits Cuba and Jamaica, Causing Multiple Sinkholes to Open up in Cayman Islands ... of 7.7 was felt on January 28, 2020, at 2:10 p.m. EST. However, there is a very small possibility of tsunami waves along coasts located nearest the epicenter," the National Weather Service's Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said.A tsunami threat alert was lifted Tuesday afternoon, a few hours after the quake.Earlier, a tsunami of 0.4 feet was recorded in the Cayman Islands at George Town, but no tsunami was observed at Port Royal, Jamaica or Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic. "I was sitting at my desk in Aventura, I felt motion similar to feeling light-headed," a resident who asked to remain anonymous told CBS Miami. I was sitting at my desk and felt my chair swaying.
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There was concern there could be tsunami waves reaching about 1 to 3 feet above the tide level.The quake was so powerful some Miami residents felt their buildings shake.
COPYRIGHT 2020 … They said some buildings in the Brickell area were evacuated, but there were no reported injuries and there are no road closures.Raquel Perez, an employee at the Don Soffer Clinical Research Center on the University of Miami Medical Campus was on the seventh floor when she felt the quake. There were several aftershocks, including one the US Geological Survey said had a magnitude of 6.1. Alec Pultr, who lives in Ogier, Grand Cayman, said it wasn't the first earthquake he's experienced but it was the biggest "by far. "A CBS Miami chopper flew over buildings as hundreds of people were apparently evacuating into the streets. "It didn't stop and my coworker asked if the building was moving. The quake was centered about 6 miles beneath the surface of the water.The National Weather Service initially issued a tsunami threat for the coasts of Jamaica, Belize, Cuba, Honduras, Mexico and the Cayman Islands, but called off the alert around 4 p.m. The building was evacuated as a precaution.The Stephen P. Clark building in downtown Miami has also been closed as a precaution, police said. The earthquake also was felt as far away as Havana. Cuba's state media reported the earthquake was felt across the island in Guantanamo, Santiago de Cuba, Holguín, Las Tunas, Cienfuegos, Pinar del Río, Havana and the Isle of Youth. Get the latest breaking news delivered straight to your inbox.Copyright © 2020 CBS Interactive Inc. All rights reserved. January 29, 2020 12:21 PM.
Wednesday, January 29th 2020, 6:30 am - This is the first Magnitude-7.0 or stronger earthquake in 2020 This is the first Magnitude-7.0 or stronger earthquake in 2020. "Based on all available data, there is no significant tsunami threat from this (6.1) earthquake.
Major Earthquake Hits Cuba and Jamaica, Causing Multiple Sinkholes to Open up in Cayman Islands ... of 7.7 was felt on January 28, 2020, at 2:10 p.m. EST. However, there is a very small possibility of tsunami waves along coasts located nearest the epicenter," the National Weather Service's Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said.A tsunami threat alert was lifted Tuesday afternoon, a few hours after the quake.Earlier, a tsunami of 0.4 feet was recorded in the Cayman Islands at George Town, but no tsunami was observed at Port Royal, Jamaica or Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic. "I was sitting at my desk in Aventura, I felt motion similar to feeling light-headed," a resident who asked to remain anonymous told CBS Miami. I was sitting at my desk and felt my chair swaying.
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