Caribbean Earthquake Sparks Tsunami Warning
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.
Major earthquake shakes Caribbean; tsunami threat subsides for islands
A Tsunami Advisory was issued on Saturday evening following 7.6 magnitude earthquake, which occurred southwest of the Cayman Islands in the Northwest Pacific. The National Tsunami Warning Center said sea-level fluctuations and strong ocean currents were possible in the aftermath of the earthquake but the threat did not rise to a Tsunami Warning.
The massive earthquake began Saturday night about 130 miles south-southwest of George Town, the capital of the Cayman Islands ...
A massive 7.6 magnitude earthquake struck in the Caribbean on Saturday evening, approximately 130 miles southwest of the Cayman Islands. The National Weather Service ( NWS) Tsunami Alerts has ...
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