A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, 15 kilometers (9 miles) from Bartolomé Masó in Cuba. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, longitude -76.966 West, latitude 20.0313 North, depth = 10 km. The 4.2-magnitude earthquake was detected at 06:52:50 / 6:52 am (local time epicenter). The epicenter was at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000p7jd. Id of event: us6000p7jd. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 25/11/24 / 2024-11-25 06:52:50 / November 25, 2024 @ 6:52 am.
Event epicenter was 51 km (32 miles) from Bayamo (c. 192 600 pop), 38 km (24 miles) from Manzanillo (c. 128 200 pop), 81 km (50 miles) from Contramaestre (c. 70 400 pop), 15 km (9 miles) from Bartolomé Masó (c. 53 000 pop), 67 km (42 miles) from Jiguaní (c. 41 100 pop), 27 km (17 miles) from Yara (c. 28 900 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Contramaestre, Cauto Cristo, Jiguaní (min 5000 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, Cuba (c. 11 423 000 pop).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days seven and in the last 365 days eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 15 km S of Bartolomé Masó, Cuba.
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