Tsunami warning cancelled after Caribbean sea quake

The quake's epicentre was located about 200km south-southwest of George Town in the Cayman Islands, USGS said.

The US Tsunami Warning System had initially forecast waves of up to three metres for Cuba and between 0.3 and one metre for Honduras and the Cayman Islands but later said the threat had passed.

The US Tsunami Warning System had also issued advisories for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands following the quake, which was later cancelled.

It was unclear if there was any movement or damage on land.

The quake was the biggest to hit the region since 2021, when a 7.2 magnitude earthquake struck Haiti, according to the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

with dpa