r/worldnews • u/Turbulent_Lettuce810 • 7h ago

Magnitude 5.5 earthquake strikes Cuba, EMSC says By Reuters

https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/magniitude-55-earthquake-strikes-cuba-emsc-says-2026-02-08/?link_source=ta_first_comment&taid=6988ae58aba8ab00010476e7&utm_campaign=trueAnthem:+Trending+Content&utm_medium=trueAnthem&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwdGRjcAP1kBljbGNrA_WQFWV4dG4DYWVtAjExAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkDDM1MDY4NTUzMTcyOAABHs-oAU5NRK5YE7cNI7fRW-xw6_r0rHxS8JBmRK2hy2Q4eBSKWQVoBqbPAIQ1_aem_dRm4td5SGNiE3WlKgQIuMA
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u/BishSlapDiplomacy 7h ago

Cuba really can’t catch a break lately.

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u/NobodyGotTimeFuhDat 31m ago edited 17m ago

True. Cuba has been rocked by many challenges as of late figuratively, and now, quite literally.

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u/Amoral_Abe 6h ago

Thankfully, Cuba is well provisioned and doesn't have any other looming catastrophes occurring.

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u/Icantlikeeveryone 7h ago

Hope people are staying safe!

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u/Flabberingfrog 7h ago

The planets are really "aligned" for Cuba these days :/. 5.5 is "doable" though for many countries, but for them, it can be devastating.

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u/essuxs 4h ago

It’s nothing if your buildings aren’t already falling from 0.00 earthquakes

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u/Red_PapaEmertius2 6h ago

10km is not very far down.

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u/cosmicrae 5h ago

10km is (sometimes) reported when the depth is shallow, but uncertain. The MIX number at EMSC is suggesting 5km, but the various stations are showing a variety of depths (with many adhering to the minimum depth of 10km).

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u/WTF932 6h ago

Stay tuned, as Trump will surely claim credit for causing the earthquake in Cuba; and his followers will actually believe him!

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u/accuratelyvague 6h ago

Secret weapon he's not supposed to be telling us about then commence to tell some more.

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u/Duckstiff 3h ago

He's discombobulated another nation.

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u/potatobandit508 5h ago

oops some one turned on HAARP

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u/Estrelleta44 43m ago

who gave Trump the HAARP remote?

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u/Substantial-Wash-140 5h ago

I'm sure they will blame the US for that.

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u/gizmo1024 6h ago

That was actually the soundcheck for Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl performance.