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Earthquakes near Santiago de Cuba today
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No M2.5+ earthquake within 100 km of Santiago de Cuba in the last 24 hours None in the past 30 days either.
Was there an earthquake in Santiago de Cuba just now? This page checks the live USGS catalogue for quakes around Santiago de Cuba, Santiago de Cuba Province, Cuba and updates every few minutes.
- Last 24 hours
- 0 M2.5+ within 100 km
- Last 7 days
- 0 M2.5+ within 100 km
- Last 30 days
- 0 M2.5+ within 100 km
- Largest in 30 days
- — none within 100 km
- Largest in past year
- M5.8 148 km E, Mar 17, 2026
- Past year count
- 3 M2.5+ within 150 km
- Nearest in 30 days
- —
Recent earthquakes near Santiago de Cuba
No earthquake of magnitude 2.5 or more was located within 100 km of Santiago de Cuba in the past 30 days.
M2.5+ within 150 km, past 30 days, newest first. Times in America/Havana.
Largest earthquakes near Santiago de Cuba in the past year
The strongest earthquake within 150 km of Santiago de Cuba in the past 12 months was M5.8 on Mar 17, 2026, 148 km E of the city (51 km SSW of Maisí, Cuba).
With 3 M2.5+ earthquakes in a year (about 0.3 a month), the area around Santiago de Cuba is occasionally active by global standards. 2 of the ten largest reached M4.5, the level at which damage near the epicentre becomes possible.
| Date | Magnitude | Distance | Depth | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 17, 2026 | M5.8 | 148 km E | 13 km | 51 km SSW of Maisí, Cuba |
| Mar 6, 2026 | M5.0 | 149 km ESE | 10 km | 61 km SSW of Maisí, Cuba |
| Apr 4, 2026 | M4.3 | 150 km E | 10 km | 59 km SSW of Maisí, Cuba |
Was it felt in Santiago de Cuba?
None of the quakes listed has "Did You Feel It?" reports in the USGS feed, which usually means shaking at the surface was weak or the area has few reporters.
If you felt shaking, you can report it to USGS; reports refine the intensity map within minutes.
Tsunami warning status
None of the earthquakes near Santiago de Cuba in the past year carried the USGS tsunami flag, which USGS sets for large quakes in oceanic regions where the tsunami warning centres issue messages.
Official tsunami warnings come from the NOAA tsunami warning centres (tsunami.gov) and national agencies; follow local authorities if you are on a coast after strong shaking.
Earthquakes around the world today
Worldwide, USGS listed 142 earthquakes of M1+ in the last 24 hours; the largest was M6.5 Bonin Islands, Japan region.
USGS lists every magnitude in the United States but outside it coverage is complete only from about M4–4.5, so smaller local quakes reported by national agencies may be missing. Magnitudes and locations are revised for hours after an event.
Earthquakes near other cities in Cuba and nearby
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More live data for Santiago de Cuba
Data: USGS Earthquake Hazards Program (ComCat), GeoNames (cities, CC BY 4.0).