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7.7.  This could be really ugly given the poor infrastructure there.

Link to USGS

 

Edit:  Looks like epicenter is basically midway between Jamaica and Cuba.  Maybe not so bad after all.  Hopefully no tsunami.

Edited by DDD Dad

Looks like a tsunami warning has been issued.  We'll see what happens. 

Just got word that my company’s Miami office is under a mandatory evacuation until tomorrow as a precaution. 

edit: apparently the building owner issued the mandatory evacuation of the building. Seems unnecessary with Cuba between the earthquake and Florida. 

Edited by heso

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51 minutes ago, heso said:

Just got word that my company’s Miami office is under a mandatory evacuation until tomorrow as a precaution. 

edit: apparently the building owner issued the mandatory evacuation of the building. Seems unnecessary with Cuba between the earthquake and Florida. 

Maybe they're worried about copycat tsunamis.

Edited by clapclapclap
Also, what if Cuba tips over?

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I texted my family in Miami. No one felt anything.  There are reports of some high rises being evacuated but that seems unnecessary.

3 minutes ago, DDD Dad said:

I texted my family in Miami. No one felt anything.  There are reports of some high rises being evacuated but that seems unnecessary.

Counterpoint: every high rise in Miami was built under permits procured from Miami-Dade county.  Which surely applied rigorous building codes and standards and couldn't possibly have looked past shoddy construction in exchange for....benefits.

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7 minutes ago, Brisketexan said:

Counterpoint: every high rise in Miami was built under permits procured from Miami-Dade county.  Which surely applied rigorous building codes and standards and couldn't possibly have looked past shoddy construction in exchange for....benefits.

To be fair, despite the horrible corruption in Dade County (sorry it's still Dade County to me), one thing that is not corrupt is the generally rigorous application of rigorous building codes and standards (notwithstanding some of the shoddy construction practices of a number of tract home builders back in the 1980's).  Hurricane Andrew exposed the shoddy workmanship, but compared to most other municipalities Dade's building codes and standards are pretty stout.

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Just got a report of what appears to be a pretty big aftershock.  6.1, 36 miles off the Cayman Islands.

I texted my family in Arizona. Nobody felt anything 

3 minutes ago, EuroHorn said:

I texted my family in Arizona. Nobody felt anything 

Hopefully the fam's safe and sound

 

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I wonder how they would be aware of any underwater landslides this earthquake may have triggered...other than the tsunami it would create. 

3 hours ago, heso said:

Just got word that my company’s Miami office is under a mandatory evacuation until tomorrow as a precaution. 

edit: apparently the building owner issued the mandatory evacuation of the building. Seems unnecessary with Cuba between the earthquake and Florida. 

A wise precaution - Miami has no defense.

3 hours ago, Brisketexan said:

Counterpoint: every high rise in Miami was built under permits procured from Miami-Dade county.  Which surely applied rigorous building codes and standards and couldn't possibly have looked past shoddy construction in exchange for....benefits.

Miami-Dade building codes are all about hurricanes.  They're very strict, too. 

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