The ‘Tsunami’ alert, which was launched this Tuesday after a 7.7 magnitude earthquake was recorded on the Richter scale, between the islands of Cuba and Jamaica, has since been lifted, the Alert Center announced. of Pacific Tsunamis.
“The Tsunami threat linked to this earthquake has passed and there are no more risks,” said the Pacific Tsunami Alert Center, quoted by the France-Presse agency.
According to the United States Geological Survey, quoted by the Associated Press news agency, the epicenter of the earthquake was recorded 139 kilometers northwest of Montego Bay, Jamaica, and 140 kilometers southwest of Niquero (Cuba).
The epicenter took place at a depth of 10 kilometers – there is still no information on registering victims or material damage.
Earthquakes are classified according to their magnitude as micro (less than 2.0), very small (2.0-2.9), small (3.0-3.9), slight (4.0-4.9 ), moderate (5.0-5.9), strong (6.0-6.9), large (7.0-7.9), important (8.0-8.9), exceptional (9, 0-9.9) and extreme (greater than 10).
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