M5.8 earthquake near Guisa, Granma Province

What happened

A magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck 44 km S of Guisa, Cuba on 17 Jan 2017, 09:08 UTC at a depth of 11 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Moderate. Can damage poorly built structures close to the epicentre. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is Guisa, about 45 km away in Granma Province, Cuba.