Jamaica it seems, is overdue for an earthquake.
Especially now that January 2016 is now being observed as Earthquake Month,
right before Valentine's Day and Black History month in February 2015.
So says the Earthquake Unit at the University of the
West Indies, which says that Jamaica feels some eight (80) earthquakes in 2015
as reported in the article “80
earthquakes recorded in Jamaica last year”, published Wednesday January 6,
2016, The Jamaica Gleaner.
Interestingly, despite this seemingly high figure,
the number of earthquakes felt in Jamaica is on the decline. Many Jamaicans actually
did not feel many of the earthquakes detected by the twelve (12) stations
across the island operated by the Earthquake Unit at the University of the West
Indies.
In fact, of the eight (80) earthquakes in 2015,
Jamaicans can only recall feeling one earthquake. This and the fact that the
frequency of earthquakes is on the decline is cause for concern according to
Professor Simon Mitchell of the Department of Geography and Geology at UWI.
So why is this so important even as the Zika Virus
gets closer to Jamaica as it’s nowt in Martinique and Puerto Rico as reported
in my blog
article entitled “Why
the US of A must fear Zika Virus as Dominica and Jamaica next by February 2016”?
80
Earthquakes detected by Earthquake Unit - Jamaica overdue for a Big One
Folks, trust me if you can’t feel an earthquake yet
it occurred, it's mighty important!
Professor Simon Mitchell argues that since we're
feeling less earthquakes, the Gonave Microplate, which is one of several plates
that has fault lines running through Jamaica is ready to release it built up
energy.
Just like the calm before a storm as in the case of
a hurricane or shaking up a bottle of soda before opening it, so too there is
slowing down period in terms of the frequency of earthquakes before the big one
is ready to pop. This might seem contrary to common sense, but logic can help
here.
Jamaicans only felt one (1) of the eighty (80)
earthquakes. This means that they were below 2.5 in the Richter magnitude
scale. Because they were so light and only detected by the twelve (12) earthquake
detecting stations across the island, it implies that the pressure being
released by the earthquakes is getting less and less.
That buildup of pressure is piling up and may be
soon released in a huge earthquake on the same level as the one that destroyed
Port Royal in 1692.
Jamaican
and Tsunamis - South Coast in need of Tsunami Early Warning system
Why should this be of concern to Jamaicans?
Because not only was Port Royal destroyed, but a
Tsunami also occurred, flooding most of the south coast.
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Jamaica
is still to implement the plan to have Jamaica Tsunami Alert system at sea to
give Jamaicans on the South Coast early warning before they are doomed as
predicted in my blog
article entitled “Tsunami
watch needed urgently for Real this time”.
If Jamaica is hit by an earthquake, 70% of building in Kingston would be
destroyed as noted in my blog article
entitled “70%
of Kingston destroyed if earthquake hits due to Building Code delay”.
Worse,
most Jamaican would die as many building are being built using faulty building
blocks that have not passed the BSJ (Bureau of Standards) tests as noted in my blog article
entitled “Why
Collapse due to BSJ's Faulty Block makers may occur spontaneously without an
Earthquake”.
Jamaica,
the time is now to upgrade our JS
217: Jamaica National Building Code to New
National Building Code of Jamaica.Otherwise an
earthquake in 2017, will lay waste to all of Kingston, the modern day Port
Royal.
Here's
the link:
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