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The earthquake was reported just before 6:30pmlocal time about 200 kilometres south-southwest of George Town in the Cayman Islands at a depth of about 9.6km, according to the US Geological Survey.

The U.S. Geological Survey said: "While commonly plotted as points on maps, earthquakes of this size are more appropriately described as slip over a larger fault area." It added: "Large ...

The United States Geological Survey showed a map of the location of the earthquake - Tsunami warnings issued after a powerful 7.6-magnitude earthquake rocked the Caribbean Sea have been cancelled ...

The Greek government has declared a state of emergency on Santorini after a series of powerful earthquakes in the Aegean Sea A 5.2 magnitude earthquake has struck Santorini after days of frequent ...

A state of emergency has been declared on the Greek island of Santorini after days of consecutive earthquakes. It comes after a magnitude 5.2 tremor was recorded at 21:09 local time (19:09 GMT ...