Venezuela earthquake - Oklahoma earthquake shake residents in wake of Haitian disaster
Venezuela earthquake - Oklahoma earthquake shake residents in wake of Haitian disaster
Only days after a 7.0 earthquake destroyed much of Haiti, two different earthquakes have been reported today, one in Caracas, Venezuela, and the other in Oklahoma.
The Venezuela earthquake, registering as a 5.6 earthquake by the U.S. Geological Survey, was by far the more severe of the two, occurring just off the Caribbean coast of Caracas at about 3:40 p.m. local time.
Luckily, the capital was mostly untouched, with only a few evacuations and no reported injuries thus far. According to Justice Minister Tareck El Aissami, most of the damage and injuries occurred in the state of Falcon, west of Caracas.
El Aissami reported there were only two serious injuries reported, and 12 others had minor injuries.
There have also been no reports of infrastructure damage, either in the capital or outside of it. Venezuela's oil refineries, a key part of their economy, were also undamaged.
In comparison to both the Venezuela earthquake and the Haiti earthquake, the 4.0 earthquake that hit Oklahoma this morning seems almost inconsequential. The quake, which occurred around 9:25 CST, hit a few miles northeast of Jones, Oklahoma, a town of about 2,000 in the middle of Oklahoma.
Like the Venezuela earthquake, no injuries were reported, and there appears to have been no damage as well. The quake is unusual for the Rocky Mountain area, which normally does not get many earthquakes.
Jones seems to be an exception, however, especially when one takes into account that this isn't the first Oklahoma earthquake centered here. Only a few months ago, in August 2009, Jones was hit by a sequence of small quakes, the largest of which hit 3.7 on the Richter scale.
After Okhlahoma, it is the turn of Venezuela to get hit by a quake. An earthquake registering 5.6 of magnitude shock on the Richter’s scale hit Venezuela’s Sucre state today.
Preliminary reports point out that the physical damage has been minimal so far and no victims have been reported. The area of focus for Venezuela earthquake 2010 centered for about 375 km with a depth of 11.7 km. in the east capital of Caracas. This matter of fact report is actually from the U.S. Geological Survey and not Venezuela state institute. The incident is supposed to have occurred at 1600 hrs GMT.
CNN was one of the first channels to shift focus on Haiti from their regular scheduled programming and this time too I was expecting them to show more. But since not much damage or any loss of life has been reported, there is not much to show yet.
I am keeping my ears to the ground and if any updates come out, I will let you know. However if you know of any development, please post below. Thanks.
Only days after a 7.0 earthquake destroyed much of Haiti, two different earthquakes have been reported today, one in Caracas, Venezuela, and the other in Oklahoma.
The Venezuela earthquake, registering as a 5.6 earthquake by the U.S. Geological Survey, was by far the more severe of the two, occurring just off the Caribbean coast of Caracas at about 3:40 p.m. local time.
Luckily, the capital was mostly untouched, with only a few evacuations and no reported injuries thus far. According to Justice Minister Tareck El Aissami, most of the damage and injuries occurred in the state of Falcon, west of Caracas.
El Aissami reported there were only two serious injuries reported, and 12 others had minor injuries.
There have also been no reports of infrastructure damage, either in the capital or outside of it. Venezuela's oil refineries, a key part of their economy, were also undamaged.
In comparison to both the Venezuela earthquake and the Haiti earthquake, the 4.0 earthquake that hit Oklahoma this morning seems almost inconsequential. The quake, which occurred around 9:25 CST, hit a few miles northeast of Jones, Oklahoma, a town of about 2,000 in the middle of Oklahoma.
Like the Venezuela earthquake, no injuries were reported, and there appears to have been no damage as well. The quake is unusual for the Rocky Mountain area, which normally does not get many earthquakes.
Jones seems to be an exception, however, especially when one takes into account that this isn't the first Oklahoma earthquake centered here. Only a few months ago, in August 2009, Jones was hit by a sequence of small quakes, the largest of which hit 3.7 on the Richter scale.
After Okhlahoma, it is the turn of Venezuela to get hit by a quake. An earthquake registering 5.6 of magnitude shock on the Richter’s scale hit Venezuela’s Sucre state today.
Preliminary reports point out that the physical damage has been minimal so far and no victims have been reported. The area of focus for Venezuela earthquake 2010 centered for about 375 km with a depth of 11.7 km. in the east capital of Caracas. This matter of fact report is actually from the U.S. Geological Survey and not Venezuela state institute. The incident is supposed to have occurred at 1600 hrs GMT.
CNN was one of the first channels to shift focus on Haiti from their regular scheduled programming and this time too I was expecting them to show more. But since not much damage or any loss of life has been reported, there is not much to show yet.
I am keeping my ears to the ground and if any updates come out, I will let you know. However if you know of any development, please post below. Thanks.
