A powerful earthquake, estimated at a magnitude of 7.6 struck the Caribbean Sea north of Honduras on Saturday, prompting neighboring islands and countries to issue potential tsunami warnings.
The earthquake took place at 6:23 pm EST, the United States Geological Survey reported. The US Tsunami Warning System issued advisories for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands after the quake.
Tsunami Warning System to issue tsunami alerts for coastal regions of the Cayman Islands, Jamaica, Cuba, Mexico, Honduras, Bahamas, San Andres and Providencia, Belize, Haiti, Costa Rica ...
Officials say the earthquake's epicentre is about 20 miles (32.1km) north of Honduras and 130 miles (209.2km) south-west of the Cayman Islands. A number of tsunami alerts have been issued for the ...