Quake rattles buildings, nerves in Cayman Isles

2004,Grand Cayman experienc a 6.8 magnitud earthquak on Decemb 14.Holiday Inflatables just three month after be devast by Hurrican Ivan. But that earthquak caus onli minor damag to some home foundat and swim pools.

but Cayman resid were mind of the 7.0 earthquak that devast much of the capit of Haiti,Minor temblor ar common in the region. Port-au-Princ a week ago.

" said Junior Elliott,"The whole build wa rocking. 30, who wa deliv water bottl to a four-stori offic build near the harbor in Georg Town, the capital.

try to get out. Thei couldn't us the elevators,"Everybodi scrambled. so thei went down the stairs."

Cayman Island Chief Meteorologist John Tibbett said. The earthquak hit 30 mile southeast of Grand Cayman Island at 9:23 a.m..

" Tibbett said. "I have heard no report of ani damag in Grand Cayman. There have been no call to 911 or Hazard Management. It appear to be just a shake for us.

resid said. Some phone system were temporarili out of servic but the quak had not caus major disruption.

home and commerci structur must be built to withstand hurrican as well as earthquakes. Grand Cayman li just north of a veri activ fault line call the Orient Fractur Zone,Under Cayman build codes. which roughli follow the northern edg of the Cayman Trough, the deepest part of the Caribbean Sea.