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A 7.6 magnitude earthquake hit the Caribbean Sea south of the Cayman Islands on Saturday evening, followed by temporary ...

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MEXICO CITY -- A magnitude-7.6 earthquake shook the Caribbean Sea south of the Cayman Islands Saturday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. Several islands and countries urged people near the ...

The quake struck at 6:23 p.m. local time in the middle of the sea and had a depth of 10 kilometers, the USGS said.

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A powerful earthquake with a magnitude of 7.6 struck north of Honduras on Saturday, as reported by the Pacific Tsunami ...

A powerful 7.6 magnitude earthquake struck the Caribbean Sea southwest of the Cayman Islands on Saturday, according to the ...

The US Tsunami Warning System initially issued alerts for more than a dozen countries but later reduced them to three areas ...