A 5.4 magnitude earthquake has hit Jamaica and prompted people to flee buildings amid heavy shaking.
The earthquake was located about 2 miles west-northwest of Hope Bay, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. It occurred at a shallow depth of 6 miles .The earthquake prompted panic on the island. Members attending the U.N.'s International Seabed Authority meeting that began Monday could be seen fleeing on camera before the broadcast cut off. The group eventually returned, but decided to postpone the meeting to late afternoon Monday amid jitters.
“We need some time to adjust emotionally,” said Elza Moreira Marcelino de Castro, Brazil's representative. Food, wine bottles and other items flew off the shelves at grocery stores when the quake struck, and some damage to buildings was reported.Then, the shaking grew stronger.While small earthquakes are common in and around Jamaica — some 200 a year — large ones are rare. The devastating Port Royal earthquake occurred in 1692, with a portion of the town sinking into the sea. Then in 1907, a quake struck the capital, Kingston, killing more than 1,000 people.
The island sits atop the Enriquillo–Plantain Garden fault zone, which it shares with Haiti and the Dominican Republic, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
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