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malaise

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25. We don't have volcanoes here

Reply to appalachiablue (Reply #24)

Fri Jun 7, 2019, 08:35 PM

Jun 2019

and we've only had mild quakes for the past 112 years - hurricanes more likely but the last one that was island wide and major as in a complete and total disaster was Gilbert back in 1988.

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It is 1692 - the folks in Port Royal have no idea what is coming in less than [View all] malaise Jun 2019 OP

Soil liquefaction is such a mild sounding term for such a horrifying phenomenon Amishman Jun 2019 #1

There was an amazing documentary about this horrific quake malaise Jun 2019 #2

I used to go to Jamaica yearly, until Air Jamaica went out of business. SunSeeker Jun 2019 #12

LOL malaise Jun 2019 #13

K&R... spanone Jun 2019 #3

Thanks for the history lesson. panader0 Jun 2019 #4

I'll treat you malaise Jun 2019 #5

You treat me daily with your posts here.... panader0 Jun 2019 #6

You silver-tongued devil! canetoad Jun 2019 #18

I often think about how very different things are now for those of us living in Grammy23 Jun 2019 #7

Thank you, malaise. gademocrat7 Jun 2019 #8

The book "On Stranger Tides" has an interesting explanation for the earthquake... rwsanders Jun 2019 #9

Thanks malaise Jun 2019 #14

Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Jun 2019 #10

I've read some about Port Royal and the quake yet never had time appalachiablue Jun 2019 #11

Here malaise Jun 2019 #15

TY, I'll check it out. appalachiablue Jun 2019 #16

This one is not the one to which I was referring but it's pretty good malaise Jun 2019 #17

Interesting, thanks. canetoad Jun 2019 #19

I watched it last year - might be this one malaise Jun 2019 #20

Thanks! canetoad Jun 2019 #21

These are so interesting, I hope they can bring up more artifacts appalachiablue Jun 2019 #22

I visited Montserrat nearly a decade ago malaise Jun 2019 #23

Kick 'em Jenny, never heard that. Couldn't handle a volcano appalachiablue Jun 2019 #24

We don't have volcanoes here malaise Jun 2019 #25