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Cuba: 4.2-Magnitude Earthquake Off Country’s Southern Coast

By: Caribbean Journal Staff - August 25, 2014

Above: a map of the quake (graphic: United States Geological Survey)

By the Caribbean Journal staff

A 4.2-magnitude earthquake struck off the southern coast of Cuba on Monday evening, according to data from the United States Geological Survey.

The quake struck at a depth of 17 kilometres about 57 kilometres southwest of El Cobre and about 66 kilometres west-southwest of Santiago de Cuba. It occurred at around 6:59 PM local time.

It was the first earthquake of that strength in the vicinity of Cuba since the first quarter of 2014, when three quakes shook Cuba and the Florida Keys in the first three months of 2014.

The strongest was a 5.1-magnitude tremblor in early January; all of those three quakes were also felt in Florida.

While much of the Caribbean a seismically active region, earthquakes have largely been rare in Cuba.

There were not yet reports of any damage or injuries resulting from the quake.

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