Earthquakes have typically been a rare occurrence in the Caribbean, but it's clear that the fault lines under the region haven't quieted yet after last week's magnitude 7.0 quake near Port-au-Prince, Haiti. The Cayman Islands were jostled with an earthquake measuring 5.8 on the Richter scale yesterday, with the epicenter located about 32 miles west of Bodden Town, Grand Cayman. No injuries or property damage was reported.
This morning, Haiti was shaken -- literally and figuratively -- by a strong aftershock measuring 6.1 on the Richter scale, sparking panic among residents who fled into the streets.
The two quakes were actually caused by movement of separate fault lines located where the Caribbean tectonic plate and the North American plate are slowly sliding past each other.
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