Major quake hits Caribbean, triggers evacuationsWorkers leave their building after a quake is felt in Havana -- the 7.7 magnitude quake struck northwest of Jamaica on Tuesday. MIAMI: A major 7.7 magnitude quake struck in the Caribbean between Jamaica and Cuba on Tuesday, triggering a brief tsunami alert and sending hundreds of people pouring onto the streets of Havana. The US Geological Survey said the quake hit at a depth of 10 kilometers, at 19.10 GMT -- 125 kilometres northwest of Lucea, Jamaica. The first, bigger quake rattled several tall buildings in the Cuban capital Havana, which were immediately evacuated. Jawara Rawjers, a resident of Kingston, Jamaica told AFP: "I felt the house trembling and realized that it was a quake.

Source: Bangkok Post January 29, 2020 02:03 UTC