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Earthquake damage: street in Georgetown.
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Twitter / breaking weather
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Tsunami warning was triggered in the region.
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Tectonically active: Jamaica lies on the Gônave microplate.
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A tsunami warning has been issued following a magnitude 7.7 earthquake in the Caribbean. The earthquake occurred on Tuesday at a depth of ten kilometers in the Caribbean Sea between Cuba and Jamaica, according to the USGS earthquake center.
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The epicenter was therefore 125 kilometers northwest of the city of Lucea in Jamaica. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said that “dangerous tsunami waves” are possible within a radius of 300 kilometers.
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The US tsunami warning center issued a warning for Jamaica, Cuba, Belize, Honduras, Mexico and the Cayman Islands and spoke of a tidal wave up to one meter high.
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Civil protection in the Cayman Islands called on the population in coastal and low-lying regions to move to higher areas as a precaution.
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The Jamaican newspaper “Jamaica Observer” reported that the quake was felt in large parts of the Caribbean island. It took several seconds.
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The quake was also felt in the US metropolis of Miami. The Miami police said several buildings in one neighborhood were being evacuated.
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