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Region warned to be prepared for massive earthquake
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- NEWS_POSTED_BY: Haiti Place
- NEWS_POSTED_ON: Jan 18, 2015
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- Category : Haiti News
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Jamaica Observer
Tuesday, January 13, 2015 | 8:00 AM
- Location : Haiti
- Website : http://www.jamaicaobserver.com
Overview
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) – The Seismic Research Centre (SRC) of the University of the West Indies (UWI) is warning the region to “move expeditiously” towards building resilience amid predictions of the Caribbean being hit with an earthquake with a magnitude of eight or larger.
“We must develop, legislate and enforce Building Codes using up-to-date seismic hazard maps based on the latest available science. Preparedness measures at the individual levels are insufficient and greater efforts are needed to facilitate self-resilience,” the SRC said in a statement as it marked the fifth anniversary of the magnitude 7.0 earthquake that rocked Haiti in 2010, killing an estimated 300,000 people.