The Santiago de Cuba earthquake of 11 June 1766: Some new insights
Data concerning the Santiago de Cuba earthquake of 11 June 1766 are examined using information collected in the Archivo de Indias, Seville, and other sources in Spain and abroad. The earthquake was felt over a large area including La Habana and Jamaica. A damage distribution with reference to urban...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2003 |
| País: | México |
| Institución: | UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO |
| Repositorio: | Geofísica Internacional |
| Idioma: | español inglés |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:revistagi.geofisica.unam.mx:article/901 |
| Acceso en línea: | http://revistagi.geofisica.unam.mx/index.php/RGI/article/view/901 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Cuba sismicidad histórica evaluación macrosísmica sismotectónica historical seismicity macroseismic evaluation seismotectonics |
| Sumario: | Data concerning the Santiago de Cuba earthquake of 11 June 1766 are examined using information collected in the Archivo de Indias, Seville, and other sources in Spain and abroad. The earthquake was felt over a large area including La Habana and Jamaica. A damage distribution with reference to urban settlements is provided. The total number of casualties is estimated at 34 to 40 dead and 700 injured. A tsunami did not occur. The approximate location of the epicentre was 19.9oN, -76.1oW, in the Bartlett – Caimán Fault Zone. The focal depth is estimated at 25 km, the epicentral intensity is estimated at IX (MSK) and the magnitude (MS) at 6.8. Between 1578 and 1842 this sector experienced other strong seismic events: four of I=8 (MSK) and six of I=7 (MSK). |
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