A 6.8 magnitude earthquake shook the east on Sunday (10), according to the US Geological Survey, shaking buildings in Santiago de Cuba, the island’s second largest city, and surrounding rural areas.
The earthquake hit the southeast coast of Cuba, in the province of Granma, near the municipality of Bartolomé Maso, home of former Cuban leader Fidel Castro during the Cuban Revolution.
Reuters spoke to several residents in the area who reported that the earthquake was as strong as any in their lives. Houses and buildings shook violently, they said, and dishes fell from shelves. Some damage was reported in Pilon, near the earthquake’s epicenter.
The incident occurred at a depth of 14 km, the US Geological Survey said. The earthquake was previously measured at a magnitude of 5.8, a number that has been revised upward.
