{"id":44676,"date":"2025-02-10T13:07:36","date_gmt":"2025-02-10T13:07:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/?p=44676"},"modified":"2025-02-26T03:49:56","modified_gmt":"2025-02-26T03:49:56","slug":"tsunami-alert-after-7-6-quake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/?p=44676","title":{"rendered":"Tsunam. alert after"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-379.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-44681\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-379.png 750w, https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-379-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-379-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Powerful 7.6 magnitude earthquake struck between Honduras and the Cayman Islands in the Caribbean Sea, prompting tsunami alert, the United States Geological Survey (USGS)\u00a0reports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Authorities raised the alert for the Cayman Islands while declaring Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands out of danger.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"7.6 Magnitude Earthquake Detected In Caribbean\" width=\"790\" height=\"444\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/u7-zO3eO_So?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe Tsunami Advisory for Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands is now canceled. While alerts have ended, strong and unusual currents may continue. Be careful near the water and use caution,\u201d&nbsp;<em>NWS stated on X.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>USGS said in a statement that the earthquake hit at 6:23 p.m. local time. The epicenter was about 20 miles north of&nbsp;Honduras&nbsp;and 130 miles southwest of the&nbsp;Cayman Islands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The government of the Cayman Islands Hazard Management Agency said in a statement, \u201cThe Cayman Islands is under a Tsunami threat. Residents living near the coastline are encouraged to move inland.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Further, the alert advised residents to move away from harbors, beys, and marinas, and get out of the water.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/viralhatch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/31_ngcb2.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-71531\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The earthquake was the largest to hit the region since the devastating 7.2 magnitude quake that struck Haiti in 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>NWS reported at 8.23 p.m. that \u201ca Tsunami Threat continues for Cuba, where a tsunami may reach 1 to 3 meters above the tide, and Honduras and the Cayman Islands, where a tsunami may reach up to 0.3 to 1 meter above the tide.\u201d However, the United States has not received any threats or alerts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Please SHARE this article with your family and friends on Facebook.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/?p=44504\">allso read&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Powerful 7.6 magnitude earthquake struck between Honduras and the Cayman Islands in the Caribbean Sea, prompting tsunami alert, the United States Geological Survey (USGS)\u00a0reports. 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