M5.5 earthquake 42 km SSW of Maisí, Cuba
A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck 42 km SSW of Maisí, Cuba on Sun, Feb 8, 2026, 7:00 AM GMT-5 (12:00 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.8 51 km SSW of Maisí, Cuba. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.5 (mww), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 2026-02-08 12:00:09 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 19.921° N, 74.375° W
- Region
- Cuba
- Felt reports
- 14
- Strongest shaking
- V, moderate shaking
- PAGER alert
- Green
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Shaking
The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.
- Strongest estimated
- V, moderate shaking
- Peak ground acceleration
- 10.5% of gravity
- Peak ground velocity
- 4.1 cm/s
- Map
- Automatic
Did you feel it?
14 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.
Estimated impact
The USGS PAGER system estimates deaths and economic losses from the shaking and the population and buildings exposed to it.
- Alert level
- Green: little or no damage or loss of life expected
| Range | Chance |
|---|---|
| Under 1 | 65% |
| 1 to 10 | 30% |
| 10 to 100 | 4% |
| 100 to 1,000 | Under 1% |
| 1,000 to 10,000 | Under 1% |
| 10,000 to 100,000 | Under 1% |
| 100,000 to 10,000,000 | Under 1% |
| Range, million USD | Chance |
|---|---|
| Under 1 | 68% |
| 1 to 10 | 30% |
| 10 to 100 | 2% |
| 100 to 1,000 | Under 1% |
| 1,000 to 10,000 | Under 1% |
| 10,000 to 100,000 | Under 1% |
| 100,000 to 10,000,000 | Under 1% |
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
- 5.5 Mww
- Nodal plane 1
- Strike 116°, dip 63°, rake 114°
- Nodal plane 2
- Strike 251°, dip 36°, rake 52°
- Landslide alert
- Green
- Liquefaction alert
- Green
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 4.9 km horizontally, 1.7 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.04
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 24°
- Stations used
- 112
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.061 km SSW of Maisí, Cuba · 200 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 2
- 4.162 km SSW of Maisí, Cuba · 200 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
- 5.851 km SSW of Maisí, Cuba · 189 days ago · 13 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 15
- 4.758 km SSW of Maisí, Cuba · 189 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 1
- 4.554 km SSW of Maisí, Cuba · 187 days ago · 13 km deep · 18 km away
- 4.353 km SSW of Maisí, Cuba · 187 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 1
- 4.359 km SSW of Maisí, Cuba · 171 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000s799 (also filed as usauto6000s799). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:29 AM UTC.