Powerful 7.7 magnitude earthquake reported between Cuba, Jamaica

There were no immediate reports of injuries or damage caused by the temblor.

Reports to USGS showed the earthquake was felt as far away as South Florida. In Miami, fire officials ordered a precautionary evacuation of the Stephen P. Clark Government Center, where some reported feeling the quake, according to the Miami Herald.

Officials with the National Weather Service’s Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said the earthquake posed no tsunami threat.

Tuesday's temblor is the fourth magnitude 7 or above quake felt in the Caribbean since 2000, USA Today reported.

Officials with the USGS initially said the earthquake had a magnitude of 7.3.