Guantánamo authorities reported light structural damage in at least 20 homes, mainly cracks, after the 5.6 magnitude earthquake recorded yesterday Sunday in the Imías municipality.
It left minor damage to some facilities in the Manuel Tames, Baracoa and Imías municipalities, with no loss of human life or injuries recorded.
According to the newspaper we will winthe earthquake has so far generated 57 aftershocks, two of them slightly perceptible to the population near the epicenter, according to the head of the National Seismological Service, Enrique Diego Arango Arias.
Among the facilities with damage are the “Ciro Frías Cabrera” Polyclinic and the home of the family doctor of the Biplanta Clinic #17, in the Jesús Lores Popular Council. The inspections carried out confirm that the damage is minor.
More than 55 earthquake aftershocks in Guantánamo
The National Center for Seismological Research and the Civil Defense maintain permanent surveillance against the continuity of seismic activity.
Meanwhile, local authorities assure that The general situation is normal and the population remains calmwith state institutions operating under established protocols.
During the program In frequency with the peoplebroadcast by the provincial station CMKS, the first secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba in Guantánamo, Yoel Pérez García, confirmed that the earthquake was noticeable in all the municipalities of the province.
According to the Cuban News Agency, The earthquake was also felt in Santiago de Cuba and Granmaduring the second perceptible seismic event in the country so far this year.
The authorities reiterated to the population the importance of remaining calm, remaining attentive to official statements and complying with protection recommendations against possible aftershocks.
