7.7 Caribbean Earthquake

Lori

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Felt all the way to South FL.. depth just over 6 miles!!
No tsunami warnings!
 
I venture to guess a sunami along the gulf coast would be devestating and something no one is expecting or the least bit prepared for...
 
I venture to guess a sunami along the gulf coast would be devestating and something no one is expecting or the least bit prepared for...
Fortunately the risk is very low, barring another Chicxulub-type asteroid impact (in which case we have bigger problems).
 
I read once that if the Chicxulub asteroid had hit in the deepest part of the Gulf instead of right by the coast, the tsunami would have been three miles high.
 
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