M 7.6 Earthquake - 209 km depth - midway between Jamaica and Belize

[Astronuc]

M 7.6 - 209 km SSW of George Town, Cayman Islands​

• 2025-02-08 23:23:14 (UTC)
• 17.702°N 82.456°W
• 10.0 km depth

https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us7000pcdl/executive

(USGS) Extensive diversity and complexity of tectonic regimes characterizes the perimeter of the Caribbean plate, involving no fewer than four major plates (North America, South America, Nazca, and Cocos). Inclined zones of deep earthquakes (Wadati-Benioff zones), ocean trenches, and arcs of volcanoes clearly indicate subduction of oceanic lithosphere along the Central American and Atlantic Ocean margins of the Caribbean plate, while crustal seismicity in Guatemala, northern Venezuela, and the Cayman Ridge and Cayman Trench indicate transform fault and pull-apart basin tectonics.

Nearby locations

1. George Town, George Town, Cayman Islands210.1 km (130.6 mi) NNEPopulation: 29370
2. Bodden Town, Bodden Town, Cayman Islands216.3 km (134.4 mi) NEPopulation: 14845
3. West Bay, West Bay, Cayman Islands218.1 km (135.5 mi) NNEPopulation: 15335
4. Puerto Cabezas, North Caribbean Coast, Nicaragua420 km (261 mi) SSWPopulation: 33635
5. Tocoa, Colón Department, Honduras439.4 km (273 mi) WSWPopulation: 30785

 

[jedishrfu]

Any cause for alarm from an Atlantic tsunami. I remember there's an island where the fear is that half of it will slide into the ocean causing a massive tsunami.

The Cumbre Vieja volcano on La Palma, one of the Canary Islands in the Atlantic Ocean. Early models suggested an eruption or earthquake could cause a large portion of the volcano to slip into the ocean. However, now folks believe it may be more gradual and less likely to be catastrophic.