7.7 earthquake hits Cuba-Jamaica

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Sinkhole surrounded by police tape appeared when a powerful quake struck in the Caribbean Sea between Jamaica and eastern Cuba, at public beach on West Bay, Grand Cayman, Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2020. The quake also hit the Cayman Islands, leaving cracked roads and what appeared to be sewage spilling from cracked mains (Taneos Ramsay/Cayman Compass via AP).

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Magnitude 7.7 quake hits between Cuba and Jamaica with no injuries

HAVANA, Cuba - A powerful magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck in the Caribbean Sea between Jamaica and eastern Cuba on Tuesday, shaking a vast area from Mexico to Florida and beyond.

Nerves were rattled, but there were no reports of casualties or heavy damage.

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The quake was centered 86 miles (139 kilometers) northwest of Montego Bay, Jamaica, and 87 miles (140 kms) west-southwest of Niquero, Cuba, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. It hit at 2:10 p.m. (1910 GMT), and the epicenter was a relatively shallow 6 miles (10 kms) beneath the surface.

Dr. Enrique Arango Arias, head of Cuba's National Seismological Service, told state media that there had been no serious damage or injuries reported on the island.

Massive Cuba in recent weather.com map

The Cayman Islands were rocked by several of the strong aftershocks that followed in the area, including one measured at magnitude 6.1. Water was cut off to much of Grand Cayman Island, and public schools were canceled for Wednesday.

Gov. Carlos Joaquín González of Mexico’s Quintana Roo state, which is home to Cancun, Tulum, and other popular beach resorts, said the earthquake was felt in multiple parts of the low-lying Caribbean state, but there were no reports of damage or injuries.

The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center initially warned that the quake could generate waves 1 to 3 feet above normal in Cuba, Jamaica, the Cayman Islands, Honduras, Mexico, and Belize but issued a later message saying the danger had passed. More

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