Tsunami advisory issued after powerful earthquake near the Cayman Islands

A powerful earthquake has occurred near the Cayman Islands. The 7.6 magnitude earthquake struck at 6:23 p.m. local time.

It was centred 209.4 km south-southwest of George Town, Cayman Islands. It was at a depth of 10 km.

The earthquake was felt in Colombia, the Cayman Islands, Costa Rica, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Cuba.

A tsunami advisory has been issued for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.

Hazardous tsunami waves from this earthquake are possible within 1000 km of the epicenter along the coasts of the Cayman Islands, Jamaica, Cuba, Mexico, Honduras, Bahamas, San Andres, Belize, Haiti, Costa Rica, Panama, Nicaragua and Guatemala.

There is no tsunami danger for the U.S. east coast, the Gulf of Mexico states, or the eastern coast of Canada.