Jamaica earthquake at magnitude 7.7 leaves devastating aftermaths.
JAMAICA EARTHQUAKE – A magnitude 7.7 earthquake hits 80 miles away from Jamaica shaking Caribean and as far as Miami, on Tuesday.
A powerful earthquake at magnitude 7.7 has hit Jamaica shaking Caribbean and as far as Miami as per previous report. Tsunami warnings for Cuba, Jamaica and the Cayman Islands but were then lifted shortly after there have been no reported major damages. However, this had been followed by a series of strong aftershocks to which one was measured at magnitude 6.1.
The quake opened several sinkholes, damaged properties, cracked roads, and damaged infrastructures as well, but there were no confirmed deaths or injuries. The epicenter was 139km (86 miles) north-west of Montego Bay, Jamaica, and 140km (87 miles) west-south-west of Niquero, Cuba. This quake came after the 6.4 earthquake that struck Puerto Rico.
See some aftermath of the phenomena below:
Sink holes appearing right after the strong tremor.
Road collapses due to strong quake at many points in the Cayman Islands.
A body of water shaking after the powerful quake jolted Cuba and Jamaica.
This pool shaking non-stop to the point its water shaking its way out.
A building being recorded shaking and cracking up while the jolting occurs.
This alarming natural phenomena that rocked these areas just added up to the list of unwanted happenings which all happened solely in the month of January year 2020. Among those events that alarmed us all and broke our hearts were Australian Wildfires, Iran-US Conflict, Taal Eruption in Philippines, Novel Coronavirus Outbreak which originated from China, and death of NBA Legend Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gigi
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