Kingston: The earthquake was felt in the Caribbean Sea between the coast of Jamaica and eastern Cuba on Tuesday, January 28, 2020. The United States Geological Survey (USGS) has been reported by the news agency ANI that the earthquake shook the vast area from Mexico to Florida and beyond. According to the USGS, the earthquake was rated at 7.7 on the Richter scale. While another 6.1 magnitude tremor was felt on the Richter scale once again late in the Cayman Islands. Seeing the intensity of these earthquakes, US scientists have expressed the possibility of a dangerous tsunami in the coastal region.
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United States Geological Survey (USGS): Another Earthquake of magnitude 6.1 on the Richter scale hit Cayman Islands region. https://t.co/4ZqqtPdbGK
— ANI (@ANI) January 28, 2020
Experts say that the first earthquake occurred at around 7:10 pm local time on Tuesday. Its center was at a depth of 10 kilometers beneath the coastal city of Lucia. The earthquake was centered 140 kilometers northwest of Montego Bay and Jamaica, and 140 kilometers west-south of Nicervo, Cuba. A tsunami warning has been issued by the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center in the coastal area of Jamaica. The warning states that tsunami waves may be about one meter higher than the level of tidal waves rising in the area. The impact of the tsunami can be seen in Jamaica, Belize, Cuba, Honduras, Mexico, and the Cayman Islands.
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"Hazardous" tsunami waves possible after 7.7 magnitude earthquake hits Caribbean off Jamaica, reports AFP news agency quoting US scientists. https://t.co/4ZqqtPdbGK
— ANI (@ANI) January 28, 2020
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At the same time, information has been received that at present no report of any kind of loss or damage has been revealed. Another media report quoted Belkis Guerrero, who works at the Catholic Cultural Center in Santiago, as saying that earthquake tremors were felt even in the largest city in Cuba.