Tag: earthquake
All government schools open Thursday
(CNS): Students at government schools had a day off Wednesday so that all facilities could be assessed following the 7.7 M earthquake and aftershocks Tuesday afternoon. But the Department of Education Services (DES) announced Wednesday evening that all schools will reopen Thursday, 30 January. The Scheduled Sports Day at the Sir John A Cumber Primary […]
Water Authority worked like ‘Trojans’
(CNS): Premier Alden McLaughlin commended Water Authority staff for working “like Trojans” through the night after Tuesday’s earthquake. He denied that there was any confusion arising from the authority’s actions, maintaining that the confusion was due to misinformation on social media. He said he was in close contact with the director and, in the aftermath […]
14 shocks follow 7.7 quake
(CNS): At least 14 after shocks were recorded in the wake of Tuesday’s 7.7 magnitude earthquake, which rocked Cayman, Cuba and Jamaica, and there could still be more to come, officials from Hazard Management Cayman Islands (HMCI) have stated. Government leaders commended all of the first responders as well as HMCI after the quake for […]
Water cut as authority checks damage
(CNS) UPDATED: Water Authority customers are urged to keep checking social media and its website as water service resumes to various parts of the island. Checks have been made to pipes in George Town, parts of Bodden Town East End and North Side where water has now been restored. Customers can open their shut-off valve […]
Shelters open following 7.7 earthquake
(CNS) UPDATED 5:38pm: Government schools will be closed tomorrow to facilitate structural assessment following Tuesday afternoon’s 7.7 magnitude earthquake. The Red Cross Shelter on Huldah Avenue is opening at 6.30pm and the Aston Rutty Civic Centre on Cayman Brac is already open as a shelter in case they are needed, Hazard Management Cayman Islands have […]
Earthquake shakes Cayman awake
(CNS): A short earthquake measuring 5 on the Richter scale shook many Caymanians awake early Monday. The tremour happened at around 1:15am less than 50 miles off the coast of East End but lasted for only a brief moment, according to those who felt it and posted on social media. It was said by the […]
Small earthquake shakes East End
(CNS): The United States Geological Survey confirmed that an earthquake registering magnitude 4 on the Richter scale shook the waters off the coast of East End Sunday morning. The earthquake happened before 10:30 around 45 miles southeast of Grand Cayman at a depth of around 4.3 miles. This weaker quake comes less than two weeks […]
7.6 earthquake strikes off Honduran coast
(CNS): Local officials issued a tsunami alert for the Cayman Islands on Tuesday night after a significant earthquake struck less than 30 miles from the north coast of Honduras, east of the largely unpopulated and remote Great Swan Island. The potential threat came after the quake, measuring 7.6 magnitude, some 188 miles SW of Cayman at around 10pm, […]
Earthquake shakes seabed 100 miles off Cayman
(CNS): A 5.8 magnitude earthquake shock the Caribbean seabed Sunday evening about one hundred and four miles south-southwest of George Town, seismologists say. The quake was recorded at just under six miles deep but no Tsunami warning was given. The quake happened at around 7:45pm, when Grand Cayman was also experiencing heavy thunderstorms.
