Two earthquakes 6.8 and 5.9 hit Cuba in close succession

Back-to-back earthquakes hit southeastern Cuba on Sunday, damaging houses, buildings and power lines as well as causing landslides, the government said. 

The United States Geological Survey reported that a magnitude 5.9 earthquake occurred 21 miles off the municipality of Granma, at about 11 am. Shortly before noon, a larger, magnitude 6.8 tremor struck near the site of the first one.

The US National Tsunami Warning Center said there was no tsunami threat expected as a result of these earthquakes.

Magnitude    6.8
Region    CUBA REGION
Date time    2024-11-10 16:49:53.1 UTC
Location    19.791 ; -76.944
Depth    17 km
Distance    64 km SSE of Manzanillo, Cuba / pop: 128,000 / local time: 11:49:53.1 2024-11-10
42 km S of Bartolomé Masó, Cuba / pop: 53,000 / local time: 11:49:53.1 2024-11-10

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Magnitude    5.9
Region    CUBA REGION
Date time    2024-11-10 15:50:02.1 UTC
Location    19.828 ; -76.899
Depth    6 km
Distance    62 km SSE of Manzanillo, Cuba / pop: 128,000 / local time: 10:50:02.1 2024-11-10
38 km SSE of Bartolomé Masó, Cuba / pop: 53,000 / local time: 10:50:02.1 2024-11-10