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A map locating the epicenter of a 6.1 magnitude earthquake near Cuba\u2019s Pinar del R\u00edo province.<\/p>\n
National Weather Service, South Florida-Miami.<\/p>\n
A magnitude 6.1 earthquake was felt throughout western Cuba on Monday afternoon, the U.S. Geological Survey reported.<\/p>\n
According to the U.S. government agency, its epicenter was located at sea, 73 miles west-northwest of Mantua, one of Cuba\u2019s westernmost municipalities in the province of Pinar del R\u00edo. The agency initially reported the magnitude of the earthquake as 6.4. The quake was recorded at 2 pm.<\/p>\n
South Florida\u2019s National Weather Service said it has received several reports of minor shaking across southwestern Florida. The agency said there was no tsunami danger linked to the earthquake.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt felt like a jolt,\u201d Emily Zager, 38, of West Palm Beach said, adding that she initially thought she had too much coffee when it occurred, but looked up the day\u2019s earthquakes and confirmed her suspicions.<\/p>\n
The earthquake shuttered the seat of Miami-Dade County government and briefly paralyzed the county\u2019s rail system after employees reported shaking in downtown Miami\u2019s Stephen P. Clark Government Center and transit hub.<\/p>\n
Administrators shut down the 29-story Clark Center shortly after 2 p.m. due to \u201creports of the building shaking,\u201d according to a county email posted on social media. At roughly the same time, the county\u2019s Transportation and Public Works Department announced Metrorail and Metromover\u2013 two elevated rail systems that have stations inside the Clark Center\u2013 was temporarily halting service \u201cdue to a service disruption at Government Center Station.\u201d<\/p>\n
Also in Miami, fire crews were responding to reports of \u201cseismic activity\u201d in the city. In a press release, Miami authorities said after the earthquake off Cuba, \u201cseismic activity was reportedly felt in several areas throughout the city, prompting multiple calls for service.<\/p>\n
\u201cAt this time, no significant injuries or major property damage have been reported,\u201d the release continued, \u201cand all calls have been handled without further issue.\u201d<\/p>\n
Eastern Cuba is in an active seismic zone in the Caribbean that sits above the boundaries of the North American and Caribbean plates, which are responsible for most of the tremors felt on the island. In November 2024, a 6.8-magnitude earthquake in the ocean, 20 miles off Pil\u00f3n, a town on the southern coast of the province of Granma in eastern Cuba, shook the region and destroyed several homes and buildings.<\/p>\n
Though quieter, the western side of the island has also reported seismic activity. In June 2021, a 4.7-magnitude tremor was reported near Artemisa, a town 40 miles southwest of Havana.<\/p>\n
According to Cubadebate, a Cuban state media outlet, the tremor was felt in the provinces of Pinar del R\u00edo and Havana and on the Isle of Youth. No damages or victims have been reported but authorities were monitoring the situation, Cubadebate said.<\/p>\n
Miami Herald staff writers Kairi Lowery and Douglas Hanks contributed to this story.<\/p>\n
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