An earthquake of 6.1 magnitude struck off the coast of Cuba on Monday, the tremors of which were felt in Florida in the United States and parts of Mexico.
The US Geological Survey said the quake was 6.1 magnitude and struck about 100 kilometers (62 miles) off the island’s western tip.
Residents in Cuba said they experienced 20 seconds of shaking that forced them out of buildings and into the streets.
“At first I just felt dizzy — it didn’t occur to me it was an earthquake, I’d never experienced that before,” Carmel Delgado, a 47-year-old economist, told AFP.
“But once we realized what it could be, we got out quickly.”
Tremors felt in southern US
Cuban authorities said the earthquake was felt “throughout the entire west of the country” and was felt as far away as Florida.
In Florida, residents across the US state reported earth shaking after the Monday’s earthquake.
“We’ve received several recent reports of shaking across Southwestern Florida within the past 30 minutes. An earthquake has occurred just west of Cuba in the southern Gulf,” National Weather Service Miami-South Florida said.
