Cuba: Minor Earthquake Rattles Eastern Guantanamo Province
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- 04 / 30 / 2011
2011.04.30 - 13:37:14 / radiorebelde.icrt.cu. Cuba: Minor Earthquake Rattles Eastern Guantanamo Province. HAVANA, Cuba.- A 3.2 earthquake was reported early on Saturday in the Cuban easternmost province of Guantanamo by the Network of Stations of the Cuban National Seismologic Service.
The earthquake was detected at 4:54 a.m. local time and localized at 20.36 North latitude and 74.66 West longitude, 44.9 km southeast of Moa and 17.8 km west of Baracoa, at a depth of 10 km.
According to several reports, the earthquake was felt in Baracoa, Maisi and in the community of La Maquina. No human or material damages have been reported.
This is the second earthquake that shakes the seismic prone area of Guantanamo in less than 24 hours. On Friday morning, at 7:11 am local time, a 2.7 tremor was registered, although there were no reports of perceptibility. (ACN)
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