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Cuba Earthquake

Most seismic events in Cuba pass unnoticed or are of low impact, 70% of all seismic activity occurs in the Eastern provinces of the country. In the past most earthquakes had their epicenter around Santiago de Cuba with a magnitude ranging from 5.8 to 7.6 on the Richter scale.
One of the most destructive earthquakes struck the city on August 1852 with an intensity of 9 on the MSK scale.

Note: The magnitude of an earthquake is a measure of its size, the intensity is an indication of the intensity of the shaking.

The first earthquake in Cuba was recorded in 1578 by the Spanish conquerors. Throughout the Cuban history 28 major earthquakes were logged.
Large earthquakes occur in the region of the Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica and Puerto Rico due to the Barlett - Caiman fault zone (Caribbean - North American plate boundary.
"The mean occurrence rate in this region is of one strong earthquake roughly every century" (citation / source: "Cotilla Rodriguez - Santiago de Cuba earthquake of 11 June 1766: Some new insights)

Cuban Earthquakes 2010

During the year 2010 two earthquakes were reported. One with a magnitude of 5.4 on the Richter scale near the Eastern town Baracoa, no injuries or major damage was reported.
On march 10 2010, ACN, the Cuban News Agency reported an earthquake in the Santiago de Cuba province at local time 6.05 am, the trembling was felt across the city of Santiago de Cuba.

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