Brace yourselves people, according to CNN -

Port-Au-Prince: LATEST - 65 km (40 miles) ESE of GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands

“A magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck off the coast of the Cayman Islands, 600 miles west of Haiti, on Tuesday morning, the U.S. Geological Survey reported. There were reports of weak to light shaking on Grand Cayman Island, according to the USGS.“

Seeking the USGS source, here’s what they indicate -

Haitian suffers as Royal Caribbean cruises... Meanwhile? Miami Herald has just confirmed "The U.S. Geological Survey says the quake had a preliminary magnitude of 6.0"

“Location 19.021°N, 80.846°W
Depth 10 km (6.2 miles) set by location program
Region CAYMAN ISLANDS REGION
Distances 65 km (40 miles) ESE of GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands
315 km (195 miles) WNW of Montego Bay, Jamaica
350 km (215 miles) S of Cienfuegos, Cuba
750 km (465 miles) S of Miami, Florida
Location Uncertainty, horizontal +/- 5.1 km (3.2 miles); depth fixed by location program”

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