No causalities reported in USVI after Saturday's earthquake
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| Published on Monday, October 13, 2008 |
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By Susan Mann
Caribbean Net News US Virgin Islands Correspondent
Email: susan@caribbeannetnews.com
ST THOMAS, USVI: US Virgin Islands Territorial Emergency Management Agency (VITEMA) State Director Mark Walters said on Saturday that there were no reported casualties or damage reported as a result of a 6.1 magnitude earthquake which was felt throughout the Virgin Islands and as far away as Fajardo, Puerto Rico.
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Walters said numerous people called the VITEMA offices to report having felt the quake, which occurred at 6:40 a.m.
“According to information compiled at the offices of the US Geological Survey in Puerto Rico, the quake was located at 19.15 degrees north and 64.81 degrees west or about 55 miles North of Charlotte Amalie, 55 miles north northwest of Roadtown, Tortola,” Walters said.
The VITEMA director used the opportunity to remind residents of the need “to always be prepared in the event of an earthquake…know where you are and be able to quickly decide what is the safest place to seek shelter.”
He added that VITEMA offers a number of publications and other information that is available to the public about seismic activity and being prepared for any such natural disaster.
The territory has been in the process of implementing additional measures to prepare citizens for earthquakes and tsunami activity in recent years, particularly since the 2004 tsunami in India. | | | | Reads : 1321 | | | |
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