Powerful 7.6 magnitude earthquake struck between Honduras and the Cayman Islands in the Caribbean Sea, prompting tsunami alert, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) reports.
USGS said in a statement that the earthquake hit at 6:23 p.m. local time. The epicenter was about 20 miles north of Honduras and 130 miles southwest of the Cayman Islands.
The government of the Cayman Islands Hazard Management Agency said in a statement, “The Cayman Islands is under a Tsunami threat. Residents living near the coastline are encouraged to move inland.”
Further, the alert advised residents to move away from harbors, beys, and marinas, and get out of the water.
The earthquake was the largest to hit the region since the devastating 7.2 magnitude quake that struck Haiti in 2021.
NWS reported at 8.23 p.m. that “a Tsunami Threat continues for Cuba, where a tsunami may reach 1 to 3 meters above the tide, and Honduras and the Cayman Islands, where a tsunami may reach up to 0.3 to 1 meter above the tide.” However, the United States has not received any threats or alerts.
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