OAN Staff Abril Elfi
5:21 PM – Saturday, February 8, 2025
A 7.6 magnitude earthquake has struck near the Cayman Islands, issuing a tsunami warning.
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According to the US Geological Survey (USGS), an earthquake with a magnitude of 7.6 struck the Caribbean Sea southwest of the Cayman Islands on Saturday.
Some Caribbean islands, including Honduras, have advised people along the coast to evacuate inland or avoid beaches as a precaution in the event of a tsunami.
The quake struck at 6:23 p.m. local time in the middle of the sea, at a depth of 10 kilometers, according to the USGS. The epicenter was 130 miles (209 kilometers) southwest of George Town in the Cayman Islands.
The U.S. National Tsunami Warning Center has issued a tsunami…
