No damage was reported in the immediate aftermath of the quake. The fault line that runs near the Cayman Islands is known as Cayman and marks the boundary between the North American and Caribbean tectonic plates. On Saturday, February 8th, around 6 PM, a powerful earthquake struck between Honduras and the Cayman Islands in the Caribbean Sea. With a preliminary magnitude of 7.6, the quake prompted authorities to warn of potential sea-level fluctuations and strong ocean currents that could pose a hazard to boaters and beachgoers. No damage was reported...

Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. A brief tsunami warning was issued for Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands on Saturday evening after a 7.6 magnitude earthquake hit the Caribbean Sea. The National Tsunami Warning Center has since confirmed that the threat of a tsunami has passed. Newsweek has contacted the Center, via email, for comment. Over the last century, 10 earthquakes with magnitudes of six or larger have occurred within 250 kilometers...

(CNN) — An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.6 occurred on Saturday in the Caribbean Sea, according to the US Geological Survey, sparking a tsunami warning. The tremor hit 129 miles southwest of Georgetown, Cayman Islands, at 6.23 p.m. ET Saturday, the USGS reported. The US National Tsunami Warning Center (NWTC) initially said there was a tsunami threat to Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. Residents in those places were advised to move out of the water, off the beach and away from harbors, marinas, bays and inlets, and not...

Mexico City – A magnitude-7.6 earthquake shook the Caribbean Sea southwest of Cayman Islands Saturday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey, and some islands and countries urged people near the coastline to move inland in case of a tsunami. The quake struck at 6:23 p.m. local time in the middle of the sea and had a depth of 10 kilometers, the USGS said. Its epicenter was located 130 miles (209 kilometers) south-southwest of George Town in the Cayman Islands. The U.S. National Tsunami Warning Center said there is no tsunami...

The United States Geological Survey (USGS) has said that a 7.6 magnitude earthquake has struck in the Caribbean southwest of the Cayman Islands. It hit the area at 6.23 p.m. local time on Saturday. It had a depth of 10 kilometers, according to the USGS. The epicenter of the quake was 130 miles (209 kilometers) south-southwest of the capital of George Town in the Cayman Islands. A Tsunami wasn’t expected, the U.S. National Tsunami Warning Center said. A Tsunami advisory was temporarily in effect for Puerto Rico and other islands...

A tsunami warning has been issued for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, according to the U.S. National Tsunami Warning Center. A magnitude 7.6 earthquake strikes northeast of Honduras on Feb. 8, 2025. Screenshot via The Epoch Times/USGS A magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck about 70 miles northeast of Honduras on Saturday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey, with a tsunami warning issued for parts of the Caribbean Sea. The earthquake struck a 5:23 p.m. local time, with its epicenter registering at around 21 miles deep in the Cayman Trench, also...

An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.6 has occurred 20 miles north of Honduras, according to the USGS. The earthquake took place at 6.23 p.m. Eastern Time Saturday, the USGS reported. Based on all available data, there is a tsunami threat to Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands as sea level fluctuations and strong ocean currents could be a hazard along coasts, beaches, in harbors and in coastal waters. According to the US National Tsunami Warning Center, the earliest estimated time that hazardous sea level fluctuations and strong ocean currents...

An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.6 has occurred 20 miles north of Honduras, according to the USGS. The earthquake took place at 6.23 p.m. Eastern Time Saturday, the USGS reported. Based on all available data, there is a tsunami threat to Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands as sea level fluctuations and strong ocean currents could be a hazard along coasts, beaches, in harbors and in coastal waters. According to the US National Tsunami Warning Center, the earliest estimated time that hazardous sea level fluctuations and strong ocean currents...