A tsunami threat message has triggered a tsunami warning for Cuba, Jamaica and the Cayman Islands, by the U.S. National Weather Service’s Pacific Tsunami Warning Center after a magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck Tuesday near Jamaica.
The weather service said there is a threat of tsunami waves reaching 0.3 to 1 meter (about 1 to 3 feet) above tide level for the coasts of Jamaica, Belize, Cuba, Honduras, Mexico and the Cayman Islands.
The United States Geological Survey said the earthquake had a preliminary depth of 10 kilometers (6 miles).
This is the strongest quake reported since 1900 and shaking was reported to be felt as far as Miami.