San Juan, Puerto Rico- The Caribbean Sea had a tsunami advisory for Puerto Rico and nearby islands after a powerful earthquake between Honduras and the island of Cayman on Saturday evening.
The earthquake, with the early magnitude of 7.6, forced authorities to warn about possible maritime fluctuations and strong maritime organs that could pose a threat to boats and on the beach.
According to the US Geological Survey, no damage was reported immediately after the major earthquake in more than 100 miles southwest of Georgetown in the island of Cayman.
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Caribbean earthquake tracker 2/8/2025
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The USGS reports that the light may have been shaking, throughout the Caribbean, through the Nicaragua and Honduras from the Peninsula Yukatton, and possibly like the north of Cuba’s southern coast.
Emergency management agencies in Central America and Caribbean immediately of the event. He did not immediately report any damage.
The fault line near the islands is known as Cayman Trough and marks the boundaries between North America and the Caribbean tectonic plates.
The aftershocks may continue for months or years after the central program, but according to USGS, earthquakes are usually not as strong as the original earthquake.
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7 facts about the earthquake
Earthquake There are common in the Caribbean, some events are devastating even for the islands of the island.
In 2021, a magnitude 7.2 earthquake targeted southern Haiti, causing significant damage to the infrastructure, though the Ganjanabad city of Port and Prince was rescued from widespread damage.
According to the UN, the same nation was destroyed by a magnitude 7.0 earthquake in 2010, but due to the depth of the incident near the capital and its center, the UN reported that more than 200,000 people were killed Is
In 2020, a magnitude 7.7 earthquake took place on the Jamaican coast, which felt shaking from Central America to southern Florida, but there was no reports of major damage.
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Port-O-Person, Haiti. January 13, 2010 (Saved Documents): People walk on the streets in front of the remains of a boarding school located in the middle of the city on January 13, 2010 in Haiti. Governments and aid agencies launched a massive relief operation after a powerful earthquake, killing thousands. US President Barack Obama ordered rapidly and aggressive American rescue efforts, while the European Union activated its crisis system, and the Red Cross and the United Nations opened up the emergency funds and the helpless nation. Most of the Port and Prince was in debris with a strong earthquake on January 12, but the airport was operating, which opened the way to the sea for international aid as well as the sea.
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Port-Oo-Person, Haiti (Archive): A file of January 19, 2010 shows buildings after a powerful earthquake in Port and Prince, Haiti. In January 2010, more than 300,000 people were killed and Port and Prince destroyed the 7.0 magnitude earthquake.
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– Thousands of people living on the streets of Haiti’s capital, the International Red Cross, said on Sunday that the deadly earthquake was overwhelmed by hospitals.
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