A tsunami warning was canceled in the Caribbean Sea after the region’s strongest earthquake in four years hit the sea north of Honduras on Saturday (8).
The United States Geological Service (USGS) reported the magnitude of the earthquake as 7.6, while the German Geoscience Research Center recorded a magnitude of 7.5, both at a depth of 10 km.
The US tsunami warning system had initially foreseen waves up to 3 meters to Cuba and between 0.3 and 1 meter for Honduras and the Cayman Islands, but then said the threat had passed.
The US tsunami warning system also issued alerts to Puerto Rico and the virgin islands after the earthquake, which was canceled later.
It was unclear if there was any movement or damage to land.
The earthquake was the largest to reach the region since 2021, when a 7.2 magnitude earthquake hit Haiti, according to US oceanic and atmospheric administration.
This content was originally published on tsunami alert is canceled after a strong earthquake hit the Caribbean Sea on CNN Brazil.
Source: CNN Brasil
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