Topic: Caribe Wave
Tsunami exercise highlights limits of Cayman’s warning system
Tsunamis generated close to the Cayman Islands, particularly along regional fault systems like the Swan Islands transform plate boundary line, offer very little lead time.
Tsunami exercise will bring emergency notification alert on Thursday
This year’s Caribe Wave exercise scenario involves a tsunami generated by 7.6 magnitude earthquake, occurring southwest of the Cayman Islands.
Cayman’s schools to participate in earthquake and tsunami exercise
Given the recent earthquake activity in the region, including near the Cayman Islands, this exercise is especially timely.
