[Trending News] Large Earthquake Strikes Caribbean Near Cayman Islands | Weather.com

A​ powerful 7.6-magnitude earthquake struck the Caribbean Saturday evening, about 130 miles southwest of the Cayman Islands, which triggered a tsunami advisory that was later canceled.

T​he U.S. Geological Survey said the tremor struck at 6:23 p.m. EST roughly halfway between the Cayman Islands and Honduras. This prompted the tsunami advisory to be issued for potential impacts to Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.

T​he U.S. National Tsunami Warning Center lifted the tsunami advisory for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands less than two hours after the earthquake.

I​f tsunami waves were to be generated, the earliest ones are forecast to arrive on Puerto Rico’s western coast at around 8:46 p.m. EST (9:46 p.m. local time). This is about 30 minutes before the first waves are forecast to arrive in the Virgin Islands.

In a later update, the tsunami warning center said any tsunami waves that hit the coasts of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands are expected to be less than 1 foot. T​sunami waves of 3 to 10 feet are possible along the coast of Cuba.

T​here is no tsunami danger to the U.S. Gulf or East coasts, and there were no immediate reports of damage in Honduras or the Cayman Islands.