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Monday, June 13, 2005
Sunday's earthquake which was felt across most parishes in Jamaica, caused moderate to severe damage to about two dozen houses in the parishes of Clarendon and Manchester. This is the latest out of the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM).
The Seismic Research Unit at the University of the West Indies, Mona Campus, said the quake, which occurred at 10:58 pm and measured 5.1 on the European macro-seismic scale, had it epicentre in Aenon Town, along the Clarendon/St Ann border.
It lasted for several seconds, and was followed by 12 aftershocks, the last one around 7:00 am yesterday morning, the Seismic Research Unit said.
The ODPEM's acting director Ronald Jackson said there have been no reports of injuries, but said teams from his office were sent to locate residents who had fled their homes during the quake.
In Aenon Town, the town's public library and three houses were damaged, one of them severely, as a section of its wall collapsed.
Eight homes in Silent Hill in Alston Clarendon and 12 in Manchester had significant cracks, including one which had a collapsed wall and another was totally destroyed., according to the ODPEM.
There were also unconfirmed reports that a number of houses were damaged in St Ann in the districts of Mount Moriah, Coffee Ridge, Cave Valley and Borobridge.
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