On February 8, a Tsunami warning in the Caribbean Sea was lifted after the most powerful earthquake in four years hit the sea north of Honduras on Saturday.
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) recorded the quake as magnitude 7.6, with the German Research Center for Geosciences reporting 7.5, both at a depth of 10 km (6.21 miles).
Initially, the U.S. Tsunami Warning System anticipated waves up to 3 meters for Cuba and 0.3 to 1 meter for Honduras and the Cayman Islands, but later announced the threat had subsided.
Advisories were also issued for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, then canceled after the quake.
The impact on land remained uncertain.
This earthquake is the most significant since 2021, when a 7.2 magnitude quake hit Haiti, according to the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.