Florida rocked by 6.1-magnitude earthquake off Cuba

A 6.1-magnitude earthquake rattled the island of Cuba on Monday afternoon, shaking buildings in the capital city of Havana — with tremors felt as far away as Florida.

Scientists said the epicenter of the quake was just west of the island, with the US Geological Survey initially rating it at 6.4 magnitude before downgrading it, Spectrum Bay News 9 reported.

A 6.1-magnitude earthquake rattled the island of Cuba on Monday afternoon, shaking buildings in the capital city of Havana — tremors felt as far away as Florida. Anadolu via Getty Images

No injuries were immediately reported from the quake, which struck off Cuba’s western coast.

“Everyone here is OK,” Flavia Pupo, a hotel manager at the Pinar del Rio hotel, told The Associated Press.

“The people on the street are a little bit scared.”

Cuba’s Oriente fault off the country’s southeast coast has shaken the island in the past, including with a 7.7-magnitude earthquake in 2020 that also caused damage on the nearby Cayman Islands.