“Anomalous” seismic activity has been recorded in Cuba

Cuba’s National Center for Seismological Research (Cenaise) detected an “anomalous” seismic activity in Guantanamo (East) this Sunday, registering 222 earthquakes, up to 3.3 on the Richter scale and without reports. Moment of human or material damage.

A series of earthquakes have been reported since 1:30 local time (5:30 GMT) this Sunday, three of which were noticeable in the municipality of Yateras.

The Chenois report said it was the third unusual seismic event reported so far this year in eastern Cuba, and indicated that the National Seismic Service “is monitoring this activity and remains alert.”

The previous irregular seismic event occurred last July, when 255 earthquakes – barely felt – were recorded between 0.4 and 3.2 on the Richter scale, south of the city of Moa in the province of Holguin (East).

Cuba’s greatest seismic activity is located in the east and is associated with a fault located on the border of the North American plate, which belongs to the Caribbean country, and another on the neighboring island of Hispaniola, which is a shared territory with Haiti. Dominican Republic.

So far in 2023, nine earthquakes have been reported, most recently in the central province of Sancti Spiritus on October 10, and last year there were 13 perceptible earthquakes, all in the east of the island.

Cuba is located at the intersection of several tectonic fault systems, where large-scale earthquakes have been recorded in recent decades.

Among them, on May 25, 1992, it stood out with a magnitude of 6.9 felt in the eastern part of the country, and on January 28, 2020, with a magnitude of 7.1 nearby. Cayman Islands but felt throughout Cuba.