Post by sevenofnine on Jan 28, 2020 18:47:29 GMT -5
As Veteran of earthquake this is a quake honey
A powerful 7.7-magnitude earthquake has struck in the Caribbean, prompting brief tsunami warnings and office evacuations as far away as Florida.
The quake hit between Jamaica, the Cayman Islands and Cuba at a depth of 10 km (6.2 miles), the US Geological Survey (USGS) said on Tuesday.
Buildings shook and tremors were felt across the Caribbean, but there were no immediate reports of casualties.
Some offices were temporarily evacuated in Miami and parts of Jamaica.
Warnings by the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center (PTWC) were later withdrawn.
The PTWC initially said "hazardous tsunami waves" were possible for coasts located within 300km (186 miles) of the earthquake's epicentre.
This included parts of Belize, Cuba, Honduras, Mexico, the Cayman Islands and Jamaica, it said. But in an update at around 20:45 GMT, the PTWC said the "tsunami threat had now largely passed".
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