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Historic Earthquake
1932 Cuba Earthquake
3 February 1932 · Santiago de Cuba · Cuba
On 3 February 1932 at 06:16 UTC, a magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck Cuba (Santiago de Cuba), at a depth of 25 km. It occurred on the Caribbean Plate, 26 km from its boundary with the North American Plate (continental transform fault). It killed at least 14 people and injured 300.
- Date
- 3 February 1932
- Time
- 06:16 UTC
- Magnitude
- 6.7
- Depth
- 25 km
- Maximum Intensity
- VIII (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 14
- Injuries
- 300
- Tsunami
- Yes
- Plate
- Caribbean Plate
- Country
- Cuba
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Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth