May extra seismic exercise rock Jamaica?
The robust earthquake that rocked Jamaica on Monday has prompted a warning of the opportunity of extra tremors.
Aftershock exercise
Studies are that the Earthquake Unit of the College of the West Indies (UWI) has documented 23 aftershocks.
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Evaluating seismic intensities
The current earthquake’s magnitude was highlighted by Professor Simon Mitchell, previously the top of the Earthquake Unit and at present a Professor of Sedimentary Geology at UWI.
He was talking on Radio Jamaica’s program “Past the Headlines.”
He famous that the quake was roughly eight occasions stronger than the tremors the nation skilled earlier within the yr.
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Mitchell additionally expressed considerations in regards to the fault line working between Haiti and Jamaica, which may see a stronger earthquake.