加勒比海強震引發海嘯警報,波多黎各等地受影響
週六晚間,加勒比海發生了一次強烈的7.6級地震,引發了對包括波多黎各、維爾京群島和開曼群島在內的附近地區的海嘯警報。根據美國地質調查局(USGS)的報告,地震發生在當地時間約下午6:23,震中位於宏都拉斯以北約20英里處,開曼群島西南130英里處。美國海嘯預警系統最初預測海浪可能高達三米(10英尺),但隨著威脅減弱,這些警報後來被取消。
開曼群島政府建議沿海地區居民作為預防措施向內陸移動,儘管目前尚未報告重大損壞或傷亡。美國地質調查局指出,此次地震是由於北美板塊和加勒比板塊邊界附近的走滑斷層活動引起的,該地區容易發生地震活動。當局確認,雖然仍可能出現高達30厘米(11.8英寸)的輕微海平面波動,但海嘯威脅已基本解除。
這是自2021年海地發生7.2級地震以來,該地區發生的最大地震。美國地質調查局強調,由於地震發生在偏遠地區,震動造成的重大損壞可能性有限。美國本土海岸未發布海嘯警報。

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