Major earthquake shakes the Caribbean; The threat of tsunami decreases to islands

A tsunami consultant was in force for Puerto Rico and the nearby islands for part of the Saturday evening after a strong earthquake between Honduras and the quays’ islands in the Caribbean sea occurred.

San Juan, Puerto Rico – A tsunami consultant was in force for Puerto Rico and the nearby islands for part of the Saturday evening after a strong earthquake between Honduras and the quays’ islands in the Caribbean sea occurred.

The quake with a preliminary size of 7.6 caused the authorities to warn of potential fluctuations and strong sea currents that boat drivers and beach visitors could be at risk.

According to the US Geological Survey, immediately after the main quake, which was centered on the Cayman Islands more than 100 miles southwest of George Town.

According to the US National Tsunami Warning Center, the largest water increase occurred on a Mexican island off the coast of the Yucatán.

An observation center at Isla Mujeres recorded an increase in sea level by 1.2 inches, and although this sounds insignificant, the event is still classified as a tsunami according to the NTWC.

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Caribbean earthquake tracker 2/8/2025

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The USGS reported that it was easy to shake in the Caribbean, from the Yucatán peninsula to Nicaragua and Honduras and possibly to the south coast of Cuba.

Emergency agencies across Central America and the Caribbean have not reported any injuries in the immediate hours after the event.

The rejection line, which runs near the islands, is known as a Cayman trough and marks the border between the North American and Caribbean tectonic plates.

Aftershear can take months or even years after the main event, but according to USGs, the earthquakes are usually not as strong as the original quake.

Tsunamis are rare in the Caribbean, as rejection lines generally do not suppress large amounts of sea water.

According to the University of West Indies, experts are only ten significant earthquake-generated tsunamis that have taken place in the past 500 years.

Caribbean tsunami warnings of 2/8/2025

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7 facts about earthquakes

Earthquakes are common in the Caribbean, although some events are catastrophic even for islands.

In 2021, an earthquake of 7.2 Magnitude hit Mediterranean Haiti, which led to considerable damage to the infrastructure, although the densely populated city of Port-Au-Prince was largely spared damage.

The same nation was destroyed in 2010 by an earthquake of 7.0 magnitude, but due to the flat depth of the event and its epicenter near the capital, more than 200,000 people were reported, according to the United Nations.

In 2020, an earthquake of 7.7 occurred off the coast of Jamaica, although trembling from Central America to Südflorida was pleased, but there were no reports of serious damage.