Thursday, September 15, 2011

Magnitude 6 quake hits off Cuban coast - USGS

A magnitude 6 earthquake hit in the Caribbean Sea off the southern coast of Cuba on Thursday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. There were no immediate reports of damage.

A scientist at the Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre in Hawaii told Reuters the quake was not strong enough to generate a tsunami.

The USGS said the quake was centred 67 miles (108 km) southwest of the Cuban town of Campechuela at a depth of 6.6 miles (10 km). The epicentre is about 70 miles (110 km) from the northern coast of Jamaica.

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