7.7-magnitude Quake hits Jamaica
 

https://news.sky.com/story/tsunami-w...maica-11920247


[The powerful tremor struck
72 miles (117 km) northwest
of the coastal town of Lucea
at a depth of around six miles (10 km),
the US Geological Survey (USGS) said.]

I've called the folks, they're fine and no damage. Mum was in the kitchen when she heard both of them ran outside thinking it was an explosion. Quite scayy they said.

Oh gosh glad your folks are okay Girth, scary stuff

Awww Thanks Cherie :hug:

They get high winds bordering on hurricanes every late August to mid September so I knew they'd be OK. Their house is so sturdy it'd take more than a mild quake to shake it.

Glad it's not the season my nan goes over

When does she go over?

Right now, is the cheapest time to go. I like going this time cuz its not boiling but slightly breezy. The beaches are particularly lovely at this time of year. Clear with few tourists. incidentally, that late-August time is after Xmas the most expensive time to go.

...I think the threat has passed now but the quake was felt in Miami as well...the power of these things is incredible and terrifying...I’m glad that Mr and Mrs Girth senior are all okay...mum was in the kitchen, organising her day etc..not phased by it at all...:laugh:..

She goes in the summer for a bit as she has her own house there

....awwwwww, she was almost into panic attack, I think..?...how terrifying though, seeing the movement in the pools...it was so severe...

That sounds amazing. She must love going over there to escape for a while.

Glad your parents are alright Girth. Scary

Thanks Niamh :hug:

Very scary for sure. That lady Claire in the tweet looked totally terrified.

Glad to know your folks are ok now GiRTh. It was pretty spooky watching those videos.

Yes well she has an obsession with the country she turned herself from a middle class white woman into a proper jamaican woman

Cheers mate :hug:

:laugh::laugh: