Two robust quakes struck off the southern coast of Cuba on Sunday, in line with the US Geological Survey.
The bigger, 6.8-magnitude quake occurred at 11:49 a.m. Cuba time about 24 miles south of Bartolomé Masó, Cuba, information from the company reveals. It shook the island about an hour after a quake in the identical space with a magnitude of 5.9.
Individuals on the U.S. Navy base at Guantanamo Bay felt not less than three tremors or tremblers on Sunday afternoon. No accidents or damages have been reported there.
As seismologists evaluate accessible information, they might revise the earthquakes’ reported magnitudes. Extra info collected can also immediate U.S.G.S. scientists to replace the shake-severity maps.
Aftershocks within the area
An aftershock is normally a smaller earthquake that follows a bigger one in the identical common space. Aftershocks are sometimes minor changes alongside the portion of a fault that slipped on the time of the preliminary earthquake.