7.6 Magnitude earthquake Shakes Caribbean Islands

An earthquake of magnitude 7.6 shook the Caribbean Sea Sea southwest of the Cayman Islands on Saturday, according to the United States Geological Service (USGS), and some islands and countries urged people near the coast to move inwards In case of a tsunami.

The earthquake hit at 6:23 pm local time in the middle of the sea and had a depth of 10 kilometers, the USGS said. His epicenter was located 209 kilometers south-southwest of George Town in the Cayman Islands.

The National Tsunami Warning Center in the USA said there is no tsunami alert for the United States continent, but issued a tsunami notice for Puerto Rico and the virgin islands of the United States that was later canceled.

The sound of alarms in the northwest region of Puerto Rico caused people to leave coastal areas, creating heavy traffic, according to local media.

Hazard Management Cayman Islands urged residents near the coast to move inland and a higher land. Wave heights are expected from 0.3 to a meter.

The governor of Puerto Rico, Jenniffer González-Colón, said in a statement that he is in contact with the emergency agencies after Tsunami’s warning, but did not recommend that no one leaves the coast.

The Dominican government also issued a tsunami alert and recommended that residents on the coast move to high areas “of more than 20 meters of altitude and two kilometers inland.” But then he canceled the alert.

The Cuban government asked people to leave the areas in front of the beach. The Bahamas Department of Meteorology also issued Tsunami advice, but urged its residents only to be “guards.”

Honduran authorities said there are no immediate reports of damage, but urged residents to stay away from the beaches.

Later, the National and Atmospheric Administration of the US government.

“The real amplitudes on the coast may vary from prognosis amplitudes due to uncertainties in the prognosis and local characteristics,” the agency said in a report.