M5.0 earthquake near Puerto Padre, Las Tunas Province

What happened

A magnitude 5 earthquake struck 57 km NNE of Puerto Padre, Cuba on 8 Nov 2022, 11:33 UTC at a depth of 10 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 Puerto Padre, about 57 km away in Las Tunas Province, Cuba.