Buildings and homes shook in the Cayman Islands today as a 5.8 magnitude earthquake rattled the country, but there were no reports of injury or damage.

“It shook my whole apartment for about ten seconds,” said photographer Alan Markoff in the capital George Town.

The earthquake hit 30 miles (50 km) southeast of Grand Cayman at 9:23 a.m., Cayman Islands Chief Meteorologist John Tibbetts said.

“I have heard no reports of any damage in Grand Cayman. There have been no calls to 911 or Hazard Management. It appears to be just a shaking for us,” Mr. Tibbetts said.

Some cell phone systems were temporarily out of service but the quake had not caused major disruption, residents said.

* Full story and reaction in tomorrow's Royal Gazette.