The powerful earthquake in the Caribbean triggers short alerts of tsunami, there are no significant damage reports

A powerful 7.6 magnitude earthquake in the Caribbean Sea on Saturday night, north of Honduras and southwest of the Cayman Islands, briefly activated Tsunami alerts that later rose.

The United States Geological Service reported that the earthquake It happened around 6:23 pm East time, with an epicenter about 129 miles southwest of George Town, the capital of the Cayman Islands and 372 miles west of Kingston, Jamaica.

A short time later, the US National Tsunami Warning Center. UU. issued A tsunami notice for Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands of the United States and the British Virgin Islands. The notice of those islands was canceled later.

The warning center also reported what described As a “threat of tsunami” for Cuba, Honduras and the Cayman Islands. However, he announced later on Saturday night that, according to “the last modeling and information, the threat of the tsunami has passed” for the entire region.

No alerts were issued for the continental United States

During the uncertainty that followed the earthquake, the local authorities in the Cayman and Puerto Rico islands warned the residents to remain out of the water.

“Although a high -impact event is not anticipated, since a security measure that no one should be in the water up to more information. It is important to follow the official information and avoid the spread of rumors,” explained the director of the seismic network of Puerto Rico, Ángel Vázquez.

There have been no reports of earthquake damage itself, said the police service of the Royal Caimán Islands to CBS News.

At the end of Saturday night, at least 326 people reported that they felt the earthquake with the USGS.