Powerful quake strikes the Caribbean

A powerful magnitude 7.3 earthquake has struck south of Cuba and north-west of Jamaica, the US Geological Survey said.

A powerful magnitude 7.7 earthquake has hit south of Cuba and north-west of Jamaica, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said.

It was centered 139km (86 miles) north-west of Montego Bay, Jamaica, and 140km (87 miles) west-southwest of Niquero, Cuba.