M6.1 Cuba
Posted by heartland chris on February 05, 2007 at 08:37:56:

There was a M6.1 near but south of Cuba. One of the 2 nodal planes is left-lateral on E-W surface. This is consistent with the plate bounary there between the Caribbean and North America Plates: The Caribbean plate originally was Pacific but pushed east between North and South America: pushed across central America, so the boundary in the north is left-lateral and in the south of right-lateral...and in the east Caribbean is over-riding North American plate (oceanic) making a subduction zone....and all those volcanos. There was (a) large swarm(s) of M2-3 quakes near Puerto Rico/Virgin Islands a couple weeks ago...
link is to focal mechanism.
Chris



Follow Ups:
     ● Purto Rico and earthquakes - Barbara  08:50:18 - 2/8/2007  (62657)  (5)
        ● Comment on accuracy - Roger Hunter  18:47:14 - 2/10/2007  (62709)  (1)
           ● Re: Comment on accuracy - Cathryn  07:10:32 - 2/12/2007  (62737)  (0)
        ● Puerto Rico question - Barbara  17:38:23 - 2/10/2007  (62704)  (1)
           ● Re: Puerto Rico question - heartland chris  09:04:14 - 2/12/2007  (62742)  (0)
        ● Re: Purto Rico and earthquakes - Skywise  23:11:01 - 2/8/2007  (62673)  (0)
        ● Re: Purto Rico and earthquakes - heartland chris  17:29:38 - 2/8/2007  (62663)  (1)
           ● Axial Volcano - Glen  05:46:23 - 2/9/2007  (62679)  (1)
              ● source - Barbara  07:11:51 - 2/9/2007  (62680)  (3)
                 ● A quick look.... - Roger Hunter  21:21:00 - 2/9/2007  (62689)  (2)
                    ● Re: A quick look.... - Mike Williams in Arroyo Grande  13:19:02 - 2/13/2007  (62758)  (1)
                       ● Re: A quick look.... - Barbara  04:07:40 - 2/14/2007  (62768)  (0)
                    ● Re: A quick look.... - Cathryn  11:54:24 - 2/10/2007  (62693)  (0)
                 ● don't change your vacation plans - John Vidale  19:06:49 - 2/9/2007  (62687)  (0)
                 ● Re: source: need Vidale again - heartland chris  18:27:04 - 2/9/2007  (62686)  (0)
        ● Re: Purto Rico and earthquakes - Beth  13:03:33 - 2/8/2007  (62659)  (0)