Cuba earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake 32 km SSW of El Cobre, Cuba

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 32 km SSW of El Cobre, Cuba on Mon, Jan 25, 2016, 1:05 PM GMT-5 (18:05 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 4.6 (mwr), light
Local time: Mon, Jan 25, 2016, 1:05 PM GMT-5
UTC: 2016-01-25 18:05:54 UTC
Depth: 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 19.776° N, 76.068° W
Region: Cuba
Felt reports: 5
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

5 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.

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: 4.6 Mwr
Nodal plane 1: Strike 333°, dip 30°, rake 77°
Nodal plane 2: Strike 167°, dip 60°, rake 97°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty: About 4.8 km horizontally, 1.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.07
Depth from: Operator assigned
Station coverage gap: 27°
Stations used: 421

Nearest places

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10004h43 (also filed as gcmt20160125180554). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:15 PM UTC.