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M5.2 earthquake 39 km SSW of El Cobre, Cuba

A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 39 km SSW of El Cobre, Cuba on Sun, Jan 17, 2016, 3:30 AM GMT-5 (08:30 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 5.2 (mww), moderate
Local time: Sun, Jan 17, 2016, 3:30 AM GMT-5
UTC: 2016-01-17 08:30:23 UTC
Depth: 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 19.720° N, 76.097° 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: Reverse (thrust)
Moment magnitude: 5.2 Mww
Nodal plane 1: Strike 150°, dip 70°, rake 72°
Nodal plane 2: Strike 14°, dip 27°, rake 130°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty: About 4.9 km horizontally, 1.7 km in depth
Depth from: Operator assigned
Station coverage gap: 20°
Stations used: 159

Nearest places

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.2 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10004f5j (also filed as gcmt20160117083023, iscgem611838664). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:39 AM UTC.