{"id":300288,"date":"2026-06-08T19:02:07","date_gmt":"2026-06-08T19:02:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/300288\/"},"modified":"2026-06-08T19:02:07","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T19:02:07","slug":"earthquake-off-cuba-coast-leads-to-reports-of-shaking-in-south-florida-no-tsunami-threat-expected","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/300288\/","title":{"rendered":"Earthquake off Cuba coast leads to reports of shaking in South Florida; no tsunami threat expected"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A magnitude 6.1 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/miami\/tag\/earthquake\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">earthquake<\/a> off the northwest coast of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/miami\/tag\/cuba\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Cuba<\/a> led to reports of light shaking in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/miami\/tag\/florida\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Florida<\/a> on Monday afternoon, including here in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/miami\/tag\/south-florida\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">South Florida<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>According to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/miami\/tag\/united-states-geological-survey\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">United States Geological Survey<\/a>, the magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck about 65 miles to the west-northwest of Mantua, Cuba \u2013 which is to the west of Havana.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Shaking from the recent M6.1 earthquake offshore of Cuba was felt in Florida, where earthquakes are not commonly felt. 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