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M4.4 earthquake near Santiago de Cuba, Santiago de Cuba Province

Name: M4.4 earthquake near Santiago de Cuba, Santiago de Cuba Province
Start: 2016-01-26T10:59:23.65+00:00
Location: 45 km SSW of El Cobre, Cuba

3917 d ago · 26 Jan 2016, 10:59 UTC 45 km SSW of El Cobre, Cuba

What happened

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 45 km SSW of El Cobre, Cuba on 26 Jan 2016, 10:59 UTC at a depth of 8 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Light. Widely felt nearby; objects may shake or fall. Significant damage is unusual. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is Santiago de Cuba, about 49 km away in Santiago de Cuba Province, Cuba.

Timeline

First reported by USGS
17 Oct 2026, 08:04 UTC

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No other events recorded within about 300 km in the last 30 days.