M 5.9 in Cuba on 23 Dec 2024 06:00 UTC

Event summary

This earthquake can have a low humanitarian impact based on the magnitude and the affected population and their vulnerability.

GDACS ID EQ 1458977
Earthquake Magnitude: 5.9M
Depth: 22.2 Km
Lat/Lon: 19.9162 , -76.5153
Event Date: 23 Dec 2024 06:00 UTC
23 Dec 2024 01:00 Local
Exposed Population: 2 thousand (in MMI>=VII)
Inserted at: 23 Dec 2024 06:11 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity:
3.1 (Cuba)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake
(Shakemap)
GDACS score
NEIC 0.2 0.2
us7000p0uj Scaled population (raster) 1.85  
  C1 shakemap -0.59  
  C2 shakemap 0.53  
  Country Vulnerability 0  
  INFORM_normalised 0.76  
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.
Virtual OSOCC
Meteo assessment
Satellite products
Analytical products
Detailed event map. European Union, 2024. Map produced by EC-JRC.
The boundaries and the names shown on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the European Union.

Updates on volcanic activity (Smithsonian)

Latest media headlines

6.1-magnitude earthquake hits eastern Cuba, no casualties reported 12/23/2024 6:42:00 PM.

HAVANA, Dec. 23 (Xinhua) -- A 6.1-magnitude earthquake jolted eastern Cuba early Monday morning, the National Center for Seismological Research (Cenais) confirmed. No casualties or major damage have been reported so far.
6.1 magnitude earthquake hits eastern Cuba, no casualties reported 12/23/2024 6:33:00 PM.

HAVANA, Dec. 23 (Xinhua) -- A 6.1-magnitude earthquake jolted eastern Cuba early Monday morning, the National Center for Seismological Research (Cenais) confirmed. No casualties or major damage have been reported so far. According to offici
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6.1-magnitude earthquake hits eastern Cuba, no casualties reported 12/23/2024 6:11:00 PM.

HAVANA, Dec. 23 (Xinhua) -- A 6.1-magnitude earthquake jolted eastern Cuba early Monday morning, the National Center for Seismological Research (Cenais) confirmed. No casualties or major damage have been reported so far. According to offici
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Cuba hit by magnitude 5.9 earthquake, no immediate reports of damage 12/23/2024 5:33:00 PM.

Local authorities said that as of early Monday morning no serious damage had occurred and there were no deaths or injuries.

Estimated casualties (PAGER)

USGS estimates the number of casualties for each earthquake for the Prompt Assessment of Global Earthquakes for Response (PAGER) product.
The graph shows the current fatalities estimate.

Exposed population

Data, images, links, services and documents

For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: EC-JRC (48), (3), NEIC (4), OCHA (1), INGV (1), WMO (1), USGS (5), INFORM (2),