By JOHN McCARTHY/V.I. Free Press Staff
While the rest of the territory was hitting the “snooze” button, the earth north of the British Virgin Islands was clearing its throat. A 4.0 magnitude earthquake struck the region yesterday, part of a persistent “swarm” that has sent aftershocks rippling toward Puerto Rico and the USVI.
For most, it’s just a headline. But as a scientist from the USGS once told me, we live with the same seismic probability as those sitting on the San Andreas Fault. In the Virgin Islands, we don’t just walk on the ground; we walk on a tectonic fence.
The V.I. Free Press is monitoring the situation. Whether it’s the 30% chance of showers or the 100% certainty of tectonic pressure, we have our eyes on the “Ground Truth.”
