Mag 6.0 - 124km ENE of Codrington, Barbuda

[Astronuc]

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us20005azy#general_region

2016-03-19 11:26:34 (UTC)
Location: Lat. 17.991 °N, Long. 60.700 °W
Depth: 32.0 km (19.9 mi)

The last probable interplate (thrust fault) event here occurred on May 2, 1787 and was widely felt throughout the island with documented destruction across the entire northern coast, including Arecibo and San Juan. Since 1900, the two largest earthquakes to occur in this region were the August 4, 1946 M8.0 Samana earthquake in northeastern Hispaniola and the July 29, 1943 M7.6 Mona Passage earthquake, both of which were shallow thrust fault earthquakes. A significant portion of the motion between the North America plate and the Caribbean plate in this region is accommodated by a series of left-lateral strike-slip faults that bisect the island of Hispaniola, notably the Septentrional Fault in the north and the Enriquillo-Plantain Garden Fault in the south.

Activity adjacent to the Enriquillo-Plantain Garden Fault system is best documented by the devastating January 12, 2010 M7.0 Haiti strike-slip earthquake, its associated aftershocks and a comparable earthquake in 1770.

I wonder if there will be subsequent and stronger events - sooner than later.

 

[davenn]

actually got a bit of signal from this 1/2 way around the world eventDave