tsunami, Caribbean and Earthquake
Caribbean Earthquake Sparks Tsunami Warning
A brief tsunami warning was issued for Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands on Saturday evening after a 7.6 magnitude earthquake hit the Caribbean Sea. The National Tsunami Warning Center has since confirmed that the threat of a tsunami has passed. Newsweek has contacted the Center, via email, for comment.
The earthquake was a result of a strike slip faulting in the shallow crust near the boundary between the North American and Caribbean plates, according to USGS. “With the latest modeling and ...
It was the result of "strike slip faulting in the shallow crust near the boundary between the North America and Caribbean plates," USGS said. According to the tsunami warning, sea level ...
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