A 7.6 magnitude earthquake struck the Caribbean Sea Saturday evening north of Honduras and southwest of the Cayman Islands.

The Caribbean Sea was rocked by a powerful 7.6 magnitude earthquake on Saturday, which left 12 Caribbean islands on tsunami alert, with many locals told to evacuate

An earthquake measuring 7.2 magnitude hit north of Honduras, prompting a tsunami warning. Initially recorded as a 6.89 magnitude, the quake was located at a depth of 10 km by the German Research Center for Geosciences.