remembering 2007 trip

[airportworker]

my 2007 trip has a few firsts, first time staying on the beach




first time at webcast and first time meeting boardies




it was also the first time i had been in an earthquake, superbowl sunday was at fun holiday waiting for some mates to arrive, of course i didn't know it was an earthquake until afterwards, thought it was a very big truck going by. Here's a cut and paste from Associated press

Strong earthquake hits western Caribbean/Cuba, Jamaica, and Cayman Islands/FEB 4 2007
Feb. 4, 2007, 5:42PM
Strong earthquake hits western Caribbean

Associated Press

KINGSTON, Jamaica — A strong earthquake shook parts of Cuba, Jamaica and the Cayman Islands today, authorities said. There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries.

The quake had a preliminary magnitude of 6.1 and was centered in the Caribbean Sea about 75 miles northwest of Montego Bay, Jamaica, and 125 miles southwest of Bayamo, Cuba, the U.S. Geological Survey in Colorado said. It occurred just before 4:00 p.m.

Authorities in Jamaica and the Cayman Islands said no damages or injuries had been reported.

"We consider it a strong earthquake," said USGS geophysicist Bruce Presgrave. "It's enough off the coast that I would not expect any major damage, (though) there's a possibility of some minor damage."

Presgrave said tremors are relatively common in the area, which lies on the boundary between two tectonic plates.

No tsunami warnings were issued for the Caribbean and no tsunami activity was observed in the region, said Stuart Weinstein, assistant director of the Hawaii-based Pacific Tsunami Warning Center.

Margaret Grandison of the University of the West Indies' seismic unit said the quake was felt the strongest in Jamaica's west end and nearly all of the country's parishes have reported feeling it.

"My children were upstairs and I thought they were playing," said Lloyd Hill, who lives in Hanover parish located some 160 miles west of the Jamaican capital, Kingston. "When we ran outside, we saw some neighbors and they were obviously shaken."

somethings i can remember

[7milelover]

OMG I was in Negril on Feb 4 2007 and I never knew there was an earthquake. Nice pictures too.

[airportworker]

OMG I was in Negril on Feb 4 2007 and I never knew there was an earthquake. Nice pictures too.

It didn't feel like an earthquake (but then again i'd never been in one before so what do i know) but what i find more scary was just think if there had been a tsunami, every bar on the beach was packed with people waiting for superbowl to start. in fact i don't want to think about it...