5.2
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M5.2 earthquake near Santiago de Cuba, Santiago de Cuba Province
3925 d ago · 17 Jan 2016, 08:30 UTC 39 km SSW of El Cobre, Cuba
What happened
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 39 km SSW of El Cobre, Cuba on 17 Jan 2016, 08:30 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 Santiago de Cuba, about 44 km away in Santiago de Cuba Province, Cuba.
Timeline
First reported by USGS
16 Oct 2026, 20:47 UTC
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Nearby in the last 30 days
No other events recorded within about 300 km in the last 30 days.