SLP, Mexico.- The Cuban regime recognized that the events seismic that occurred this Sunday in eastern Cuba left several injured, although no deaths were reported.
The local official newspaper The Demajagua explained that in Pilón, where there are three total collapses and more than 200 partial damages, two people were injured, a five-year-old girl and a 48-year-old woman.
Likewise, in the municipality of Media Luna, specifically in the La Juanta community, a minor and an unidentified adult were injured during the earthquakes.
In Pilón, the Félix Lugones Ramírez Hospital was severely affected by the earthquakes and the patients had to be transferred to a safe area. As reported The Demajaguamedical services are reinforced for “comprehensive patient care.”
The images published by the local site show the damage to the ceilings and structure of the facilities.
The two earthquakes that shook several provinces in Eastern Cuba this Sunday caused landslides, damage to homes and damage to power lines, according to authorities.
This Sunday afternoon we arrived in the province of #Granma together with the partner @JLBrocheLorenzo and General Pardo Guerra, Chief of the Civil Defense Staff, to support the authorities in assessing the damage caused by the earthquake and beginning recovery. pic.twitter.com/GYPp8bYchP
— Eduardo Martínez Díaz (@EdMartDiaz) November 11, 2024
The first tremor was recorded at 10:50 am local time, with an epicenter 48 kilometers southeast of Pilón, in the province of Granma, and a depth of 10 kilometers, according to the National Seismological Service. Almost an hour later, at 11:49 am, a second earthquake of magnitude 6.7 occurred, located 32 kilometers from the same town and at the same depth.
The earthquakes were noticeable in the provinces of Santiago de CubaGuantánamo, Holguín and Ciego de Ávila. Enrique Diego Arango Arias, head of the Seismological Service of the National Center for Seismological Research (CENAIS), confirmed the events and explained that this type of tremors are called premonitors, since they can precede earthquakes of greater magnitude. However, he assured that there was no danger of a tsunami.
Yudelkis Ortiz, first secretary of the Communist Party in Granma, pointed out that the earthquakes were felt with greater intensity in the municipalities of Pilón, Niquero and Bartolomé Masó.
In addition to the two main earthquakes, multiple aftershocks of smaller magnitude were recorded, perceived by residents of municipalities such as Guamá in Santiago de Cuba and Pilón in Granma.
