Comments on: Caribbean: Earthquake Tremors

By: Global Voices Online » Blogger of the Week: Janine Mendes-Franco

Global Voices Online » Blogger of the Week: Janine Mendes-Franco — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 04:53:48 +0000

[...] experience? Devastating effects of natural disasters aside, I really enjoyed blogging about the earthquake that hit the Caribbean region last November. There’s something invigorating about blogging breaking news, especially when the [...]

By: Global Voices Online » Caribbean: 2007 - The Year of Elections

Global Voices Online » Caribbean: 2007 - The Year of Elections — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 17:06:28 +0000

[...] has been quite the eventful year for the Caribbean – we've had hurricanes and earthquakes, rap stars behaving badly and Nobel Laureates behaving badly, not to mention the infamous terror [...]

By: ava

ava — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 03:56:23 +0000

there was just another earthquake on st. john on december 27th at 11:35 pm. it was small but shook us

By: Debbie

Debbie — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 09:14:26 +0000

I’m leaving for St. Johns this week and I heard as a result of the earthquake, the water is murky and choppy. Is that still true?

I’m an avid snorkeler, scuba diver and photographer,

do you think that will affect my photos? Thanks for any information!!

By: Londongirl

Londongirl — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 15:27:14 +0000

I was on two weeks holiday break with family in Barbados.
We had just had a late lunch and relaxing when suddenly we felt the house swaying, my grandmother’s old rocking chair was rocking wildly. I was real scared, having never experienced anything like this before. My aunt and I ran out of the house, and so did all the neighbours. My next thoughts were for my daughter and son in London and would I see them again!! Thank God everything turned out Ok. I was glad to get on the plane back to London on Sunday though.

By: Karl Eklund

Karl Eklund — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 21:29:39 +0000

There is a form at: http://pasadena.wr.usgs.gov/shake/ous/html/unknown_form.html

that will take your description of your experience of the earthquake and map it in the region. The more responses they get the more they are likely to pay attention to our region.

By: Stephanie

Stephanie — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 16:58:21 +0000

An artist from St.Maarten reporting here. It seemed to go on for at least 2 mins. The ground did not shake jaringly but seemed fluid like movement of water. But that maybe because we live on the sand. All the neighbours came out in the street, everybody was on their cell phones. Did not know what had happened, had Monseratte gone up?. Living close to the sea, I kept my eye on the water level and made a mental note of how to get to high ground fast. Luckily we are ok now.

By: red

red — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 10:50:34 +0000

here in anguilla we felt the earthquake it staded very long and it was frighting at school and at work places everyone were getting out of there building and were talking loud
there was no work after because the parents were picking up there children and going in opened feilds to park up and wait in there cars for the aftershots.
THAT EARTHQUAKE BRANG BACK MEMORIES TO MANY PEOPLE………

By: joan dames

joan dames — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 05:34:29 +0000

some family in Jamaica, does anyone know the effect in jamaica of yesterday’s 7.3
earthquake centered off Dominica?

By: jamal

jamal — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 02:52:52 +0000

well i am from Barbados and when it happen i was in total shock i was like nothing i experience before. Every came outside after and gossip…

By: garnet

garnet — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 02:03:08 +0000

everybody was at work at the docks. the earthshake started and it took me by surprise. it was violent and the shaking caused the roof to make loud banging noises & bits of concrete fell to the ground. i fled through the shed gate all the while shielding my head from falling items. after i left the shed i stood out in the open along with dozens of other workers where i thought i was safe but the port crane overhead was swaying and i had to flee once more.

By: century

century — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 02:02:28 +0000

THERE SEEMS TO BE A DISAGREEMENT ON THE LOCATION OF THE CENTRE WAS IT 25 MILES SOUTH OF DOMINICA OF EAST OF ST.LUCIA OR IS THE DOMINICA ONE THE EARTHQUAKE FROM YESTERDAY?

By: redds

redds — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 00:15:56 +0000

i am still a bit nervy i was so worried about my kids we are all at home now and ok. i work at super centre warrens and when the building started to shake and i realised what was happening my first taught was what happened at arch cot.

By: kanta

kanta — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 23:36:45 +0000

This is the strongest earthquke that has hit the island in over 30yrs. it registered 7.3 9n the ritcher , and was as long as one min.
there are reports of damage to buildings in Port of spain, the centrel bank tower, and some home around the island.
I had just lie down on my bed after a eleven hour day at 3.00 pm, when i felt it slight at frist and then a very hard shake . one news caster was on air and shared the info as it happened.iwas unable to rest after.

By: 60'sgirl

60'sgirl — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 23:34:32 +0000

Do you know anything about Aruba? My 88 year old mother is on a cruise that docked there at 10 AM EST this morning? Thank you.