Two earthquakes of magnitude 5.9 and 6.8 shook southern Cuba within a matter of hours

While the first of the two shocks is estimated intensity 5.9 and occurred at a depth of 14.2 kilometers in the ocean, the second of them being at magnitude 6.8 And according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS), 23.5 kilometers deep.

Government newspaper ‘Granma’ has reported the earthquake Has been felt throughout the Caribbean island nation“People here quickly went out into the street because the ground was shaking so strongly,” a witness said in a statement to AFP and in reference to the first tremor. “I felt it very strongly actually and my wife is terrified,” he said.

The United States Tsunami Warning System said this none have been released Of tsunami.

The blow came as Cuba is still recovering from Hurricane Rafael, which struck the west of the country as a Category 3 storm, leaving residents without power for two days. Similarly, last October, a magnitude 5.1 earthquake was recorded in Santiago de Cuba without any damage.

Earlier, in January 2020, another strong earthquake of magnitude 7.7 was recorded in the Caribbean Sea and was felt in several provinces of Cuba, leading to the evacuation of buildings in the capital Havana, but no damage was reported. Was not there.