May 25, 1992 Earthquake: Pilon, Manzanillo, Cuba
A magnitude 7 earthquake struck Pilon, Manzanillo, Cuba on May 25, 1992 at 16:55:04 UTC, 23 km below the surface.
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Where it struck, with the other significant earthquakes within 200 km. Circles are sized and colored by magnitude; select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Date
- May 25, 1992
- Time
- 16:55:04 UTC
- Place
- Pilon, Manzanillo, Cuba
- Magnitude
- 7 (Ms)
- Focal depth
- 23 km (14 mi)
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 19.613° N, 77.872° W
- Country
- Cuba
The toll
- Injuries
- 40
- Damage
- Moderate (about $1 to $5 million)
- Houses damaged
- 820
Where the literature gives no number, NCEI records a description on a scale of 1 to 4, printed here in its words. Damage is in millions of US dollars of the year of the event, not adjusted for inflation.
What the record says
NCEI’s account, from the sources it cites.
1992, May 25. Forty people injured and more than 820 buildings damaged in the Pilon-Manzanillo area. Felt at Guatanamo and in most of eastern Cuba as far away as Sancti Spiritus. Also felt on Jamaica. (reference #1053)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- October 3, 1780, Savanna LA Mar, Jamaica
- June 12, 1766, Santiago DE Cuba
- November 10, 2024, Granma, Santiago DE Cuba
- January 28, 2020, Granma, Cayman Is, Jamaica, Cuba
- April 27, 1861, Kingston, Jamaica
- October 27, 1787, Montego Bay, Jamaica
- 1667, Jamaica
- February 19, 1687, Jamaica
- August 1, 1781, Unknown Location, Jamaica
- July 11, 1760, Santiago DE Cuba
- February 11, 1775, Santiago DE Cuba
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Sources
Significant earthquakes from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Hazard Database, cited as NCEI/WDS, doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7. Public domain. Read 2026-09-24. NCEI earthquake 5327.