We just felt an earthquake....did you feel it ?
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- #EarthquakeUpdate Tsunami Waves reaching 0.3 to 1 meters or 3 ft above the tide level are possible for Kingston Jamaica by 3:20pm.
- The ODPEM and @DIGICELJamaica just conducted a test of the National Alert System Emergency SMS. If you have a Digicel phone let us know if you received the message.
- #EarthquakeUpdate Tsunami Map showing areas of Jamaica that could be impacted by waves (in yellow) not exceeding 3 feet
- Confirmed... Earthquake just felt in the KMA, Let us know if you felt it in other Parishes. Preliminary readings will follow shortly from the earthquake unit.
- The ODPEM has received reports of an earthquake being felt in sections of the island.
- Please see the list of Parish Disaster Coordinators! In times of emergency, every second counts. Save these contact numbers from the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), your first point of contact in any disaster situation.
- Official Reading from the Earthquake Unit, Magnitude; 5.3, Location (Epicenter): approximately 6km NE of Golden Spring, St. Andrew, Focal Depth: 27km
- #EarthquakeFacts On average Jamaica records 200 earthquakes a year most of which are not felt. In 2019 Jamaica recorded 152 earthquakes of which 8 were felt.
- Did anyone just feel that earthquake ?
