Two consecutive earthquakes rocked Cuba.

Two consecutive earthquakes rocked southern Cuba on November 10 (local time), as the island was recovering from hurricanes, flooding, and nationwide power outages.

People in Santiago de Cuba fled their homes as the earthquake struck on November 10.

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) recorded a second earthquake in Cuba on November 10, measuring 6.8 on the Richter scale, at a depth of 23.5 km and approximately 40 km off the coast of Bartolome Maso, south of Granma province.

This earthquake occurred just one hour after the first earthquake that happened on the same day and had a magnitude of 5.9 on the Richter scale, according to USGS measurements.

Initial reports indicate the double earthquake caused damage to homes, but there are no reports of casualties, according to AFP on November 11.

Many local residents fled their homes due to the earthquake's impact.

Following the initial earthquake, AFP quoted Andres Perez (65 years old) in downtown Santiago de Cuba as saying that residents quickly ran into the streets because the ground shook very violently.

Meanwhile, Dalia Rodriguez, from the town of Bayama in southern Cuba, recounted that the walls of her house were damaged by the shaking.

The double earthquake is the latest catastrophic event to hit Cuba, following two hurricanes and two widespread power outages that have occurred within the past three weeks.

Cuba experienced a nationwide power outage on October 18th due to a malfunction at its largest power plant. Two days later, Hurricane Oscar struck the island.

There is no risk of tsunami.

The Granma newspaper reported that there were no casualties from the two earthquakes on November 10, but the seismic effects spread across the central and eastern provinces of Cuba.

"There are houses with cracked walls, while others have collapsed walls and roofs," says Karen Rodriguez of Caney de las Mercedes, a small town in Bartolome Maso.

Other residents in Bayamo, a city of about 140,000 people, described the power poles in the streets swaying due to the earthquake.

The US tsunami warning system said it detected no tsunami risk following the two earthquakes in Cuba.

Following Hurricane Oscar, Hurricane Rafael struck on November 6th, causing power outages in Cuba for two days.

According to Havana authorities, approximately 85% of the capital's residents had their electricity restored on November 10th, while the two hardest-hit provinces in the west, Artemisa and Pinar del Rio, remained without power.

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