The U.S. Geological Survey said the magnitude 7.6 earthquake occurred Saturday around 6:23 p.m. Eastern Time with an epicenter about 129 miles southwest of George Town, the capital of the Cayman Islands.

A powerful 7.6-magnitude earthquake struck the Caribbean, about 130 miles southwest of the Cayman Islands, which triggered a tsunami advisory for several islands nearby Saturday evening.

An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.6 has occurred 20 miles north of Honduras, according to the USGS. The earthquake took place at 6.23 p.m. Eastern Time Saturday, the USGS reported.