M4.9 earthquake 98 km WNW of Mantua, Cuba
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 98 km WNW of Mantua, Cuba on Mon, Jun 15, 2026, 1:37 PM GMT-4 (17:37 UTC), 17 km (11 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.9 (Mww, W-phase moment), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2026-06-15 17:37:48 UTC
- Depth
- 17.3 km (10.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 22.734° N, 85.118° W
- Region
- Cuba
- Felt reports
- 18
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Magnitude estimates
Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.
| Mag. | Scale | Computed by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.9 | Mww, W-phase moment | USGS National Earthquake Information Center | Preferred · Reviewed · ±0.053 · 34 stations |
| 5.1 | Mww, W-phase moment | USGS, automatic first solution | First automatic solution · Preliminary |
Did you feel it?
18 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
- 4.9 Mww
- Nodal plane 1
- Strike 134°, dip 31°, rake 95°
- Nodal plane 2
- Strike 308°, dip 59°, rake 87°
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 6.9 km horizontally, 1.3 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.05
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 31°
- Stations used
- 91
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
Before
- 4.4108 km WNW of Mantua, Cuba · 114 days ago · 14 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 3
- 3.895 km NW of Mantua, Cuba · 115 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
- 3.590 km NW of Mantua, Cuba · 115 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
- 6.199 km WNW of Mantua, Cuba · 115 days ago · 26 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 5,778
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000st59 (also filed as usauto7000st59). Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:28 AM UTC.