Tsunami warnings issued after a powerful 7.6-magnitude earthquake rocked the Caribbean Sea have been lifted.
Officials say the earthquake's epicentre was about 20 miles (32.1km) north of Honduras and 130 miles (209.2km) south-west of the Cayman Islands when it struck on Saturday evening, local time.
The US Tsunami Warning System had initially issued warnings to more than a dozen of countries - projecting the possibility of waves of up to three metres (10ft).
But, it later said the threat had passed.
In Jamaica, the Office of Disaster Preapredness & Emergency Management (ODPEM), says although an advisory was issued for a possible tsunami, at no point in time was a tsunami warning issued for the island.
In a late night statement Saturday, ODPEM indicated that the main areas of concern were Honduras and the Cayman Islands.
OPDEM added that it is the agency tasked with the responsibility to issue a tsunami warning for Jamaica, in conjunction with the Meteorological Service of Jamaica, and supported by the Jamaica Constabulary Force ( JCF).
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