AREQUIPA, Peru – On this Sunday morning a strong earthquake of magnitude 6.7 on the Richter scale affected several provinces in eastern Cuba, about 52 kilometers from the town of Pilón, according to preliminary data confirmed by the National Center of Seismological Research of Cuba (CENAIS).
The fact was confirmed by several users on social networks, where noticeable aftershocks of the earthquake were also reported this afternoon.
For his part, the official journalist Lázaro Manuel Alonso expanded the official information through a publication on Facebook.
“We confirm with CENAIS and the authorities in Santiago de Cuba. Earthquake measuring 6 on the Richter scale perceptible in eastern Cuba. Aftershocks are reported,” he wrote on the social network.
So far, the country’s authorities have not offered further details about the possible damage in eastern Cuba, recently affected by the passage of Hurricane Oscar.
The CENAIS station network record last October another earthquake of magnitude 5.1 on the Richter scale, noticeable in the provinces of Santiago de Cuba, Guantánamo and Granma.
The earthquake occurred at 10:49 in the morning and was located at the coordinates 19,755 degrees north latitude and 75,987 degrees west longitude, at a depth of 7 kilometers and at a distance of 20 kilometers south-southwest of the city of Santiago. from Cuba.
Earthquakes recorded in 2023
Last year, Cuba experienced a total of 7,475 earthquakesof which only 14 were noticeable, according to a CENAIS report.
Most of the earthquakes in the national territory were related to the fault Eastthe main area of seismic activity located south of the eastern region of Cuba. This area constitutes a tectonic plate boundary and is a constant source of telluric movements.
Additionally, significant seismic activity was recorded outside the plate boundary zone, particularly in northern Las Tunas and in the southern area of moa (Holguin). Three earthquake swarms were observed in these areas with around 500 events each, although with magnitudes less than 4 on the Richter scale.
The 14 perceptible earthquakes are geographically distributed as follows: five related to the plate boundary zone south of eastern Cuba, five within the national territory and another four with epicenters outside the country (two in Haitione in Jamaica and one north of Honduras). In all these cases, the maximum intensity felt in Cuba was III on the EMS/98 scale.
