M5.1 earthquake 77 km SW of Niquero, Cuba
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 77 km SW of Niquero, Cuba on Fri, Nov 21, 2003, 9:29 PM GMT-5 (02:29 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.1 (mwc), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 2003-11-22 02:29:05 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 19.600° N, 78.152° W
- Region
- Cuba
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
Fault motion and ground failure
How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.
- Faulting
- Oblique normal
- Nodal plane 1
- Strike 226°, dip 40°, rake -44°
- Nodal plane 2
- Strike 353°, dip 63°, rake -122°
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
- Station coverage gap
- 105°
- Stations used
- 207
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.1 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000cdmj (also filed as gcmtb112203a, gcmt20031122022905, iscgem7189294). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:43 AM UTC.