A tsunami warning was lifted in the Caribbean Sea following the area’s strongest earthquake in four years, which occurred in the waters north of Honduras.
The US Geological Survey (USGS) recorded the earthquake’s magnitude at 7.6, while the German Research Center for Geosciences measured it at 7.5, both at a depth of 10 kilometers.
Initially, the US Tsunami Warning System predicted wave heights of up to 3 meters for Cuba and between 0.3 and 1 meter for Honduras and the Cayman Islands, but later updated their assessment to indicate that the danger had subsided.
“Based on all available data… the tsunami threat from this earthquake has passed and there is no further threat,” stated the US Pacific Tsunami Warning Center.
It remains unclear if there was any impact or damage on land.
The initial tsunami threat warning affected more than a dozen countries.
Approximately three hours post-earthquake, US authorities cautioned that “minor sea level fluctuations” of up to 30 centimeters could still take place, but emphasized that any significant threat had dissipated.
A tsunami measuring gauge located at Isla Mujeres, along Mexico’s eastern coast, recorded a wave with a maximum height of four centimeters (0.1 feet) following the earthquake, according to the US Tsunami Warning Center.
This earthquake is the largest to strike the region since 2021, when Haiti experienced a 7.2 magnitude quake, as reported by the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
