A powerful 7.6 magnitude earthquake struck the Caribbean Sea southwest of the Cayman Islands on Saturday, prompting tsunami warnings and evacuation advisories for several island nations and territories. The US Geological Survey reported the quake's epicenter 130 miles south-southwest of George Town, Cayman Islands, with a depth of 10 kilometers. While the US National Tsunami Warning Center issued no alert for the mainland US, advisories were issued for Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands. Other nations, including the Dominican Republic, Honduras, and Cuba, also issued alerts urging coastal residents to move inland and away from beaches.
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 U.S. National Tsunami Warning Center said there is no tsunami alert for the U.S. mainland but issued a tsunami advisory for Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Puerto Rico Gov. Jenniffer González Colón said in a statement she is in contact with emergency agencies after the tsunami advisory, but did not recommend anyone to leave the coast.
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