The tremor was felt in several cities in Central America and generated Tsunami alerts in various parts of the region. The details.
Saturday afternoon, a Strong earthquake of magnitude 7.6 shook the Caribbeanwith epicenter 200 km southwest of the Cayman Islands, in the Caribbean Sea.
The tremor was felt in several cities in Central America and generated Tsunami alerts in various parts of the region, including Cayman Islands, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands. Although alerts of tsunami For several countries, such as Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Cubaand others, the threat was subsequently reduced for most of them.
Magnitude 7.6 Earthquake shook the Caribbean Sea: Cayman Islands, Jamaica and Honduras, the most affected
The earthquake occurred at 18:23 local time (23:23 GMT) at a depth of 10 km. Fortunately, no significant damage were reported, although thousands of people preventively evacuated coastal areas.
In Puerto Ricovideos of the alert system of tsunami activated and evacuations in Aguadilla. In Hondurasthe tremor was recorded with a magnitude of 7.3, but no damage was reported in that area.
The Dominican government recommended that the residents of the coasts move to higher areas, while the Cuban government asked the population to leave the areas near the beach. The Cayman Islandslocated in an active tectonic area, they experience frequent seismic movements due to the interaction of tectonic plates.
“The Cayman Islands are under Tsunami’s threat. Those who live near the coast must move to the interior of the territory,” local authorities explained.
“Potential hazards: strong currents and dangerous waves for those who are in the water or very close to it,” added Puerto Rican sources in X.
Source: Ambito
