{"id":300493,"date":"2026-06-08T21:40:23","date_gmt":"2026-06-08T21:40:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/300493\/"},"modified":"2026-06-08T21:40:23","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T21:40:23","slug":"cuba-earthquake-shaking-felt-in-downtown-miami-leading-to-county-hall-evacuation-train-delays","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/300493\/","title":{"rendered":"Cuba earthquake shaking felt in downtown Miami, leading to county hall evacuation, train delays"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text text--small text--normal text--primary\">Published:\u00a0June 8, 2026 at 5:19 PM<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">MIAMI \u2014 The Stephen P. Clark Government Center in downtown Miami \u2015 Miami-Dade\u2019s county hall \u2015 was evacuated after shaking was felt from a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.local10.com\/news\/world\/2026\/06\/08\/61-magnitude-earthquake-strikes-near-cuba-reports-of-light-shaking-in-south-florida\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.local10.com\/news\/world\/2026\/06\/08\/61-magnitude-earthquake-strikes-near-cuba-reports-of-light-shaking-in-south-florida\/\">6.1-magnitude earthquake<\/a> off the coast of Cuba.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">That also led the county\u2019s transit agency to shut down the attached Metrorail and Metromover stations, with trains later <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/IRideMDT\/status\/2064069287577276631\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"https:\/\/x.com\/IRideMDT\/status\/2064069287577276631\">bypassing<\/a> them.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Miami-Dade Sheriff\u2019s Office deputies taped off the building and train stations.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Commuters, seen outside the building, were frustrated over the station closures.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">\u201cWe tried to get on it and we couldn\u2019t get on it,\u201d commuter Zoyla Edwards said, referring to the Metromover. \u201cSo I went through an Uber to the Government Center and it\u2019s completely shut down.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Officials with the city said shaking was reported throughout Miami, but no significant injuries or major property damage have been reported.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udfe0 News From Your Neighborhood<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph b-article-body__copyright\">Copyright 2026 by WPLG Local10.com &#8211; All rights reserved.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" alt=\"Byron Tollefson\" class=\"c-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/https:\/\/author-service-images-prod-us-east-1.publishing.aws.arc.pub\/wplginc\/b58c08f2-f400-4245-95df-.jpeg\"  width=\"100\" height=\"100\"\/>Byron Tollefson<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph b-author-bio__author-description\">Byron Tollefson joined Local 10 News as a reporter in July 2025.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" alt=\"Chris Gothner\" class=\"c-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/https:\/\/author-service-images-sandbox-us-east-1.publishing.aws.arc.pub\/wplginc\/3be3b5ed-fb4b-43ce-8b.jpeg\"  width=\"100\" height=\"100\"\/>Chris Gothner <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph b-author-bio__author-description\">Chris Gothner joined the Local 10 News team in 2022 as a Digital Journalist.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Published:\u00a0June 8, 2026 at 5:19 PM MIAMI \u2014 The Stephen P. 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