7.8M earthquake Caribbean; Tsunami advisory Puerto Rico, US Virgin Isles

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1. Tsunami advisory in effect for Puerto Rico after magnitude 7.8 earthquake strikes Caribbean

Source: CNBC

Tsunami advisory in effect for Puerto Rico after magnitude 7.8 earthquake strikes Caribbean

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.8 struck the Caribbean Tuesday evening, according to the United States Geological Survey

Everett Rosenfeld | @Ev_Rosenfeld
Published 27 Mins Ago Updated Moments Ago

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.8 struck the Caribbean Tuesday evening, according to the United States Geological Survey.

A tsunami advisory was in effect for Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said.

"A tsunami advisory is issued when a tsunami with the potential to generate strong currents or waves dangerous to those in or very near the water is imminent, expected, or occurring," according to the U.S. Tsunami Warning System operated by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

The USGS said that hazardous tsunami waves were "possible" for coasts located within 1,000 kilometers of the earthquake epicenter — which includes coasts of Jamaica, Mexico, Honduras, Cuba, Belize, Costa Rica and more.

This is a breaking news story. Check back for updates.

—Reuters contributed to this report.

https://www.cnbc.com/2018/01/09/magnitude-7-point-8-earthquake-strikes-caribbean-tsunami-waves-possible-usgs.html

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5. Thanks

[inanna]

2. From Reuters

January 9, 2018 / 10:08 PM / Updated 15 minutes ago

Magnitude 7.6 quake strikes off Central America: USGS

(Reuters) - A massive earthquake of magnitude 7.6 struck north of Honduras in the Caribbean Sea on Tuesday, sparking a tsunami warning in the area, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said.

The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake, initially reported as a magnitude 7.8, was centered 125 miles (202 km)northeast of Barra Patuca in Honduras and 191 miles (307 km)southwest of George Town in the Cayman Islands.

It was very shallow, only 6.2 miles (10 km), which would have amplified its effect.

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-honduras-quake/magnitude-7-6-quake-strikes-off-central-america-usgs-idUSKBN1EZ08S?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews

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6. Appreciate update

[marble falls]

3. Poor Puerto Rico. What's next? Locusts?

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4. I know...right!

Shheesshh

[Blues Heron]

7. Map

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[lunasun]

8. I just read earlier that US VI just got back up all electric power from the hurricane finally

PR is not even at that point
Terrible news for the whole area
Enough!

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

9. OFFS!!!!!! nt

[Sunlei]

10. TSUNAMI THREAT FORECAST...UPDATED from http://ptwc.weather.gov/

http://ptwc.weather.gov/ PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER

TSUNAMI THREAT FORECAST...UPDATED
---------------------------------

* TSUNAMI WAVES REACHING 0.3 TO 1 METERS ABOVE THE TIDE LEVEL
ARE POSSIBLE FOR SOME COASTS OF

BELIZE... CUBA... HONDURAS... MEXICO... CAYMAN ISLANDS...
AND JAMAICA.


* ACTUAL AMPLITUDES AT THE COAST MAY VARY FROM FORECAST
AMPLITUDES DUE TO UNCERTAINTIES IN THE FORECAST AND LOCAL
FEATURES. IN PARTICULAR MAXIMUM TSUNAMI AMPLITUDES ON ATOLLS
OR SMALL ISLANDS AND AT LOCATIONS WITH FRINGING OR BARRIER
REEFS WILL LIKELY BE MUCH SMALLER THAN THE FORECAST
INDICATES.

* FOR ALL OTHER AREAS COVERED BY THIS MESSAGE... THERE IS NO
TSUNAMI THREAT ALTHOUGH SMALL SEA LEVEL CHANGES MAY OCCUR.


RECOMMENDED ACTIONS
-------------------

* GOVERNMENT AGENCIES RESPONSIBLE FOR THREATENED COASTAL AREAS
SHOULD TAKE ACTION TO INFORM AND INSTRUCT ANY COASTAL
POPULATIONS AT RISK IN ACCORDANCE WITH THEIR OWN
EVALUATION... PROCEDURES AND THE LEVEL OF THREAT.

* PERSONS LOCATED IN THREATENED COASTAL AREAS SHOULD STAY ALERT
FOR INFORMATION AND FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS FROM NATIONAL AND
LOCAL AUTHORITIES.


ESTIMATED TIMES OF ARRIVAL
--------------------------

* ESTIMATED TIMES OF ARRIVAL -ETA- OF THE INITIAL TSUNAMI WAVE
FOR PLACES WITHIN THREATENED REGIONS ARE GIVEN BELOW. ACTUAL
ARRIVAL TIMES MAY DIFFER AND THE INITIAL WAVE MAY NOT BE THE
LARGEST. A TSUNAMI IS A SERIES OF WAVES AND THE TIME BETWEEN
WAVES CAN BE FIVE MINUTES TO ONE HOUR.

LOCATION REGION COORDINATES ETA(UTC)
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GRAND CAYMAN CAYMAN ISLANDS 19.3N 81.3W 0323 01/10
CAYMAN BRAC CAYMAN ISLANDS 19.7N 79.9W 0328 01/10
PUERTO CORTES HONDURAS 15.9N 88.0W 0342 01/10
COZUMEL MEXICO 20.5N 87.0W 0344 01/10
CIENFUEGOS CUBA 22.0N 80.5W 0346 01/10
SANTIAGO D CUBA CUBA 19.9N 75.8W 0354 01/10
MONTEGO BAY JAMAICA 18.5N 77.9W 0404 01/10
TRUJILLO HONDURAS 15.9N 86.0W 0428 01/10
KINGSTON JAMAICA 17.9N 76.9W 0443 01/10
BELIZE CITY BELIZE 17.5N 88.2W 0452 01/10
SANTA CRZ D SUR CUBA 20.7N 78.0W 0636 01/10
NUEVA GERONA CUBA 21.9N 82.8W 0722 01/10

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11. Shheesshh

[Sunlei]

12. not to high but looks like they need to clear the beaches & lowest spots for some long wave action.

[LeftInTX]

13. Threat is over.

http://ptwc.weather.gov/text.php?id=caribe.TSUCAX.2018.01.10.0414

I'm glad the quake was over water. It would have caused horrific landslides etc if it had been over land.

[handmade34]

14. damn

I better be getting a call from my son... he's working in U.S. Virgin Islands...