6.8 magnitude earthquake shakes Cuba after hurricanes and blackouts

Strong earthquakes shake southeast Cuba on the heels of hurricane, islandwide blackouts

Back-to-back earthquakes hit southeastern Cuba on Sunday, damaging houses, buildings and power lines as well as causing landslides, the goverment 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. On social media the island’s residents, officials and journalis…

After hurricanes, two earthquakes jolt crisis-hit Cuba

Two powerful earthquakes rocked southern Cuba in quick succession on Sunday, U.S. geologists said, just days after the island was struck by a hurricane that knocked out power nationwide.The quakes cracked walls and damaged homes, but did not appear to have caused any deaths, according to preliminary reports.They left many residents running into the streets and badly shaken so soon after the passage of Hurricane Rafael, a category 3 storm, which …

Earthquake shakes Cuba; no damage reported yet

HAVANA — An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.8 shook eastern Cuba on Sunday, after weeks of hurricanes and blackouts that have left many on the island reeling.

After Hurricanes, Two Earthquakes Jolt Crisis-hit Cuba

The quakes cracked walls and damaged homes, but did not appear to have caused any deaths, according to preliminary reports.

The authorities asked the citizens to remain calm. The eastern area, which still does not recover from the effects of Hurricane Oscar, was the most affected

After the hurricane came the next disaster. The Caribbean island of Cuba was shaken by an earthquake. It is not yet clear whether there were any deaths or how severe the damage is. Even before that, nationwide power outages were the order of the day. By M. Plate.