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Earthquake of 7.7 magnitude rocks Jamaica, tsunami alert issued

Reuters reported that the US Tsunami Warning Center issued a tsunami alert for residents of Jamaica, Cuba and the Cayman Islands

MOSCOW, January 28. /TASS/. /TASS/. An earthquake of 7.7 magnitude has rocked the Caribbean island of Jamaica on Tuesday, US Geological Survey reported.

The earthquake's epicenter lay in 125 km to the north-west of the city of Lucea in the western part of Jamaica at the depth of 10 km.

Reuters reported that the US Tsunami Warning Center issued a tsunami alert for residents of Jamaica, Cuba and the Cayman Islands.