A powerful earthquake occurred in the Caribbean Sea near the Cayman Islands on February 8, 2025.
According to the United States Geological Survey (USGS), it registered a magnitude of 7.6, while the German Research Center for Geosciences estimated it at 7.5.
The epicenter was located 130 miles southwest of the Cayman Islands capital, George Town, and the hypocenter had a depth of 6.2 miles.
The tremors were felt in various regions, including Puerto Rico, Honduras, Cuba, and the Virgin Islands. People watched as lamps swung from the ceiling and tables and chairs shifted.
A tsunami threat was initially forecast for 20 countries and islands, including the Bahamas, Belize, the Cayman Islands, Cuba, Haiti, Jamaica, and the Turks and Caicos Islands. The US National Tsunami Warning Center (NWTC) initially issued a tsunami threat and recommended that locals stay away from the coast, piers, and bays, and refrain from attempting to watch the wave from shore. The tsunami warning was later lifted.
Only 10 earthquakes of magnitude 6 or higher have occurred in this area in the past century.
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