List_of_earthquakes_in_Cuba

List of earthquakes in Cuba

List of earthquakes in Cuba

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Cuba is located in an area with several active fault systems which produce on average about 2000 seismic events each year.[1] While most registered seismic events pass unnoticed, the island has been struck by a number of destructive earthquakes over the past four centuries, including several major quakes with a magnitude of 7.0 or above.

Map showing regional tectonic setting of the Oriente fault zone

Approximately 70% of seismic activity in Cuba emanates from the Oriente fault zone, located in the Bartlett-Cayman fault system which runs along the south-eastern coast of Cuba and marks the tectonic boundary between the North American Plate and the Caribbean Plate.[2] The 12 currently active faults in Cuba also include the Cauto-Nipe, Cochinos and Nortecubana faults.[2] Destructive earthquakes originating from the Oriente fault occurred in 1766 (MI= 7.6), 1852 (MI = 7.2) and 1932 (Ms = 6.75).[3] Some studies suggested there is a high probability the Oriente fault would produce a magnitude 7 earthquake,[4] this happening in January 2020, with a magnitude of 7.7, the highest registered in this country's history.

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Notable earthquakes in recent Cuban history include the following:

More information Name, Date ...
M = Magnitude on the Richter magnitude scale (ML), except where noted

Intensity= Intensity on the European Macroseismic Scale (EMS-98), which is somewhat similar to the Modified Mercalli scale (MM)

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References

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    Oficina Nacional de Estadísticas, 2009
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    Cotilla, 2007
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    Alvarez 1999:2
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    Rubio, 1985
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    Milne, 1912: 30
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    Milne, 1912: 32
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    Milne, 1912: 36
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    Milne, 1912: 37
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    Milne, 1912: 44
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    Cotilla, 2003
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    Milne, 1912: 54
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    Milne, 1912: 62
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    ONE, 2006
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    Milne 1912: 63
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    Milne 1912: 80
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    USGS. "Significant Earthquakes of the World, 1992". Retrieved 2010-01-25.
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    Pierrot et al, 1998
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    "Earthquake in Cuba Injures 40 and Destroys 100 Homes (Published 1992)". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2021-03-23.
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    OnCuba Staff (4 February 2020). "Earthquake-damaged buildings in Cuba were in "poor condition"". On Cuba News. Retrieved 27 November 2020.

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