Cuba earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 48 km SSW of Guantánamo, Cuba

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 48 km SSW of Guantánamo, Cuba on Sun, Jan 24, 2016, 8:08 AM GMT-5 (13:08 UTC), 20 km (13 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 32 km SSW of El Cobre, Cuba. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2016-01-24 13:08:14 UTC
Depth
20.4 km (12.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.715° N, 75.302° W
Region
Cuba
Felt reports
26
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

26 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was VI, strong shaking.

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Shaking reported by the public, by area. Map: USGS Did You Feel It?

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 6.7 km horizontally, 6.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.24
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
75°
Stations used
25

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.632 km SSW of El Cobre, Cuba · 3893 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 5
  2. 4.331 km SSW of El Cobre, Cuba · 3892 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 1
  3. 4.445 km SSW of El Cobre, Cuba · 3892 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away

Before

  1. 4.333 km SSW of El Cobre, Cuba · 3897 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 1
  2. 4.336 km S of El Cobre, Cuba · 3897 days ago · 16 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 7
  3. 4.524 km SSW of El Cobre, Cuba · 3900 days ago · 15 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 4.555 km SSW of El Cobre, Cuba · 3901 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 5.239 km SSW of El Cobre, Cuba · 3901 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 4.930 km SSW of El Cobre, Cuba · 3901 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 3
  7. 4.630 km SSW of El Cobre, Cuba · 3901 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 4.929 km SSW of El Cobre, Cuba · 3901 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 6

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10004gx2. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:36 AM UTC.