But the quake was apparently so strong that tremors reached Miami. According to local news reports, several buildings in downtown Miami and Brickell have been evacuated as a safety precaution.
Miami City Commissioner Ken Russell tells New Times ten buildings in downtown Miami and Brickell have "self-evacuated." Officials are working to assess which structures require a mandatory clear-out, he says. The Stephen P. Clark Government Center has also closed. Miami police and fire-rescue have responded to the scene.@OfficialJoelF Ground shaking. Bank of America building on Brickell Ave evacuated. pic.twitter.com/Y8uXx1aYkf
— Nikki (@nikki__anne) January 28, 2020
Twitter users reported feeling the ground shake in areas across Miami-Dade. Brandon Orr, a meteorologist with Local 10, posted a video of a conference-room table vibrating in Aventura. And Telemundo producer Opy Morales noted there were evacuations in the Dadeland area.
Came to pick up my boyfriend at work - EMERGENCY evacuations because the buildings are shaking #Miami @OfficialJoelF #datran pic.twitter.com/50G0TowuVO
— Gabrielle Alexander (@TheMutedAlpha) January 28, 2020
Shaking from the 7.7 magnitude Caribbean Earthquake felt in high-rises as far north as Aventura, FL, just north of Miami.
— Brandon Orr (@BrandonOrrWPLG) January 28, 2020
: Michael L. pic.twitter.com/Ln41irg33l
As of now, no roads have been closed in Miami as a result of the earthquake. A spokesperson for Miami International Airport says operations are running normally this afternoon.En el area de Dadeland se registraron evacuaciones pic.twitter.com/J8sADLKv0v
— Opy (@OpyMorales) January 28, 2020