A follow up to the #Caribbean 7.6m #earthquake last night, 2/8, 1700 miles away. Taking only 7 minutes to arrive in New England, the wave is detected first by the Westport Observatory at the bottom, and then Weston MA and finally Waterville ME. Fortunately, the tsunami advisory was quickly cancelled.
An #earthquake with magnitude of 7.6 shook the Caribbean Sea 209 kilometers southwest of George Town, #CaymanIslands. https://watchers.news/2025/02/08/major-m7-6-earthquake-hits-cayman-islands-hazardous-tsunami-waves-possible/
Update: "There is no tsunami danger for the U.S. east coast, the Gulf of Mexico states, or the eastern coast of Canada. * Earthquakes of this size are known to generate tsunamis dangerous to shorelines near the source. "
#Caribbean #Earthquake: #TsunamiWarning issued for #Haiti, #Cuba and #PuertoRico
An 8.0 magnitude earthquake shook the Caribbean, leaving nations on edge as they brace for potential aftershocks.
By Debadrita Sur
18:49 ET, Sat, Feb 8, 2025
https://www.the-express.com/news/world-news/163085/caribbean-earthquake-tsunami-warning-haiti-cuba-colombia
#Tsunami #CaymanIslands
#ScottBessent, likely the next #Treasury Secy, [attended]…
#KohHarada, COO of #Aleo, a privacy-focused #blockchain, said Bessent was “pretty coy about things, but the fact that he was even there was very interesting.”
Aleo, which has raised >$200M from investors including #SoftBank & #AndreessenHorowitz, chose to establish in the #US while many rivals launched from #offshore jurisdictions like the #CaymanIslands as a shield from #regulations.
