magnitude earthquake rattles Peru

magnitude earthquake rattles Peru,

magnitude earthquake in Caribbean Sea shakes Honduras, Mexico and Belize, no tsunami

A magnitude 7.1 earthquake occurred off the central coast of Peru, igniting fears of a tsunami early Sunday morning.

The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center issued a tsunami alert for the coast of Peru shortly after the earthquake, warning that hazardous tsunami waves were possible.

However, all advisories were canceled a little over an hour after the first alert was issued. No tsunami waves were observed.

magnitude earthquake in Caribbean Sea shakes Honduras, Mexico and Belize, no tsunami

An earthquake of magnitude 7.6 that struck near remote islands belonging to Honduras on Tuesday was felt across northern Central America but there were no immediate reports of casualties or major damage.

The quake rattled windows in the Honduran capital of Tegucigalpa roughly 519 kilometres to the east and was felt at least as far north as the Mexican state of Quintana Roo, but no damage was immediately reported.

Rodrigo Anaya Rodriguez was in a hammock inside his house near the popular tourist site of Bacalar Lake near Mexico’s Caribbean coast when he felt three tremors.

“It felt like a bulldozer was driving past,” he said. “It didn’t last long but was very violent.”

He ran to his balcony and saw electricity posts and cables swaying.

In Honduras, firefighters said some residents in southern neighbourhoods fled their homes after feeling the shaking.

There are no reports of fatalities.

The earthquake was rather shallow with a depth of 8 miles (12.1 km) and was centered 26 miles (42 km) to the south-southwest of Acari, Peru, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS).