A magnitude 7.6 earthquake hit the Caribbean Sea southwest of the Cayman Islands, prompting a tsunami threat alert from the government. The USGS stated that the quake resulted from strike-slip faulting between the North America and Caribbean plates, with no tsunami expected. The event, occurring along a plate boundary, had a depth of 10 kilometers and was consistent with previous seismic activity in the region, causing minimal damage due to its remote location.
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