Havana/Tegucigalpa/An earthquake of magnitude 7.3 that was recorded in the Caribbean was felt in the provinces of Havana, Mayabeque and Pinar del Río, according to the specialist Gilberto Sánchez of the National Seismological Research Center of Cuba.
In social networks, testimonies have been published that the shaking was also noticeable on the island of Youth, Matanzas and Cienfuegos.
The earthquake felt strongly in Honduras, without until now damage, the state permanent contingency commission (Copeco) reported.
“Preliminary, this afternoon of February 8 was recorded an earthquake of 7.3 (on the Richter Damages are reported, “Copeco said in a message on social network X.
The telluric movement was recorded around 18:23 local time in Cuba, about 298.1 kilometers northwest of Puerto Lempira, Honduran Department of thanks to God, bordering Nicaragua.
The phenomenon was recorded at 375.7 kilometers from the island of Guanaja, department of islands of the Bay, already 408.2 northeast of the coastal municipality of Trujillo, department of Columbus.
According to Copeco, the tremor was felt for about fifteen seconds.
Villagers of the Caribbean region, north and center of Honduras indicated to local media that felt the tremor and that no damage to their places is recorded.
