An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.6 shook the Caribbean Sea southwest of Cayman Islands on Saturday, according to the United States Geological Survey.

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 of 7.5 magnitude on Richter Scale jolted the Cayman Islands Region on Sunday, a statement by the National Center for Seismology said.The earthquake happened at a depth of 10km, making it susceptible to aftershocks.