A second earthquake was felt across sections of Jamaica, coming an hour after the first quake at 10:50.
The quake at 11:50 is estimated at 6.8 magnitude, according to the US Geological Survey. It struck 62km from Pilon, Cuba.
It reportedly affected Cuba, Jamaica, The Bahamas, Haiti, the US and minor outlying areas.
Earlier, a magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck close to the southeast coast of Cuba and was felt in Jamaica, Cuba, The Bahamas, the Cayman Islands and Haiti.
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Reports indicate that the truck driver ran a red light before colliding with a Toyota RAV4 SUV. The impact of the crash caused the truck to overturn on the roadway.
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe Meteorological Service has announced that a low-level jet stream currently building across the central Caribbean is expected to bring strong gusty winds to the island, especially southern parishes, on Monday and Tuesday.
Meanwhile, a trough is expected to move into the western Caribbean on Monday and linger through to Tuesday, and is projected to bring unstable weather conditions across Jamaica beginning Monday night.
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