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Tsunami threat ‘now largely passed’ following Caribbean earthquake
A tsunami warning for Jamaica, Cuba and the Cayman Islands, which followed a huge 7.7-magnitude earthquake in the Caribbean yesterday, has now ‘largely passed’ according to authorities.
The earthquake struck at 2.10pm EST. The US Geological Survey said its epicentre was 72 miles northwest of the Jamaican town of Lucea, and at a depth of 6.2 miles.
The Jamaica Observer newspaper reported the earthquake was felt across much of the island.
Some reports say buildings shook as far away as Florida.
The International Tsunami Information Center warned waves of up to 3.5 feet high were possible along the coasts of Cuba, Jamaica and the Cayman Islands, while the US Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said waves reaching 0.3 to 1 metre above the tide level are possible for areas of Belize, Honduras and Mexico.
The ITIC has now lifted the warning, saying: "The tsunami threat has now largely passed."
Lisa
Lisa joined Travel Weekly nearly 25 years ago as technology reporter and then sailed around the world for a couple of years as cruise correspondent, before becoming deputy editor. Now freelance, Lisa writes for various print and web publications, edits Corporate Traveller’s client magazine, Gateway, and works on the acclaimed Remembering Wildlife series of photography books, which raise awareness of nature’s most at-risk species and helps to fund their protection.
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