Earthquake just happened

[MrB]

958 quakes in the area of the vi's this year so far. The epicenter for this one was about 16 mi south of Cruz Bay, according to google earth, and 4 miles or so underwater (if my km to miles conversion is correct ).

I'd be interested to know what the fault or whatever is called....you can see it on the map.

[Pia]

Here is some info -

Fault lines run between St. Thomas and St. Croix and also north of St. Thomas and Puerto Rico.

The Puerto Rico Trench, roughly parallel to and about 75 miles off the northern coast of Puerto Rico, is about 900 kilometers (560 miles) long and 100 kilometers (60 miles) wide. The deepest point in the Atlantic Ocean, the trench is 8,340 meters (27,362 feet) below the sea surface.

Interesting don't you think

Pia

[MrB]

The deepest point in the Atlantic Ocean, the trench is 8,340 meters (27,362 feet) below the sea surface.

Interesting don't you think

Pia

VERY!!!!

Cheers for this Pia!

[nothintolose]

Earthquakes and tornadoes freak me out!

At least with hurricanes, we know they may be headed our way.

Ya'll live on the edge in those places!

nothintolose

p.s. last time we were headed to STJ in July of 2005 someone on the forum was talking about earthquakes happening down there.

[California Girl]

You might enjoy this. I always check this site whenever I feel an earthquake and then I fill out their "did you feel it" report. I thought you all might like to see the comparison between the USVI region and California. I find the "history" map of the USVI rather interesting and the fact that it points out the Puerto Rico Trench that Pia was talking about.

Click on the biggest yellow box to see Sunday's earthquake details: http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/rec ... 66.-64.php

1991 - 2000: http://earthquake.usgs.gov/regional/wor ... micity.php

Puerto Rico Trench: http://earthquake.usgs.gov/regional/wor ... an/map.php

Continental U.S., Alaska, Hawaii & Puerto Rico - Past 7 days: http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/recenteqsus/

My neck of the woods: http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/rec ... 0.-110.php

[Teresa_Rae]

Hi Pia-

My husband and I were in/on STJ and I felt the earthquake...it actually woke me up, but my husband didn't feel a thing (I always joke that he could sleep through a tornado, and now I know that he really can sleep through an earthquake).

[liamsaunt]

I am so glad someone bumped this thread because we felt that earthquake! It was at 8:30 AM. We'd never felt an eathquake before. I'll have to tell John that we were right!

[bj]

Just to add a little trivial information, how you can tell in advance an earthquake is coming.

If you are lucky enough to be in a quiet area, (which is difficult now days in STJ with all the construction noise) The usual tree frogs, birds and other STJ critter noise will STOP. There will be complete quiet. Next there will be a scurrying noise in the under brush. Within the next few seconds the earthquake will begin.

[Teresa_Rae]

Liamsaunt-

I was sure that I hadn't dreamed the earthquake and then several days later I overheard other people talking about it at Morgan's Mango

[promoguy]

BJ, not sure if that's an urban legend or not. It has been said that animals can sense this also. I think what happens is that the motion starts and that's what gettings them going.

I'll sometimes lie on the floor reading and will feel the rumblings out here in the land of earthquakes. But if I ask my wife if she felt anything while standing, nada, zilch.

After the '94 earthquake (I live right next to the epicenter) the after shocks would continue for weeks. It's just something we learn to live with, if we want to live here.

[bj]

Promoguy - it is not urban legend just "bj legend". It is just something I have noticed since living in STJ for years. You may very well be correct. The animals can tell there is movement before I am aware.