HONDURAS – A magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck in the Caribbean Sea between the coast of Honduras and the Cayman Islands on Tuesday night, shaking the mainland and causing officials to warn people around the region to be alert to the threat of possible tsunami surges. Effects reported by witnesses: pic.twitter.com/s1v0yquZbU — EMSC (@LastQuake) January 10, 2018

The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center also lifted its multiple tsunami advisories for the shoreline of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, where it earlier said waves of up to 0.3 meters were possible with a threat of “fluctuations and strong ocean currents that could be a hazard along coasts … beaches … in harbors … and in coastal waters.”

There were no immediate reports of casualties or major damage from the shallow quake, which had a depth of just 10 kilometers. The powerful quake, which was felt across the region from Mexico to the Honduran capital Tegucigalpa, struck some 36km northeast of Great Swan Island around 2:51am GMT, according to US Geological Survey. The northern coast of Honduras closest to the quake’s epicenter is sparsely populated, with much of it covered by nature reserves.
A magnitude 7.6 earthquake strikes north of Honduras, resulting in tsunami warnings in the Caribbean.