Magnitude 7.6 earthquake strikes in the western Caribbean
A magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck in the western Caribbean on Saturday night, prompting a tsunami advisory for the Cayman Islands as Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands were cleared of the threat.
A magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck in the western Caribbean on Saturday night, prompting a tsunami advisory for the Cayman Islands as Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands were cleared of the threat.
The temblor struck at 6:23 p.m. ET at a depth of about 6 miles below ground, about 130 miles south-southwest of George Town, Cayman Islands, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
Following an alert saying its islands were under the threat of a possible tsunami, the Cayman Islands government's hazard management agency said late Saturday that an "all clear" had been issued for its land — Grand Cayman, Cayman Brac and Little Cayman.
No tsunami was observed, it said in a statement.
"This was a large earthquake and [we] are thankful that no major damage has been reported across our Islands," Danielle Coleman, director of Hazard Management Cayman Islands, said in a statement.
Rating: 5