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1992 Cuba Earthquake
25 May 1992 · Pilon, Manzanillo · Cuba
On 25 May 1992 at 16:55 UTC, a magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck Cuba (Pilon, Manzanillo), at a depth of 23 km. It occurred on the North American Plate, 53 km from its boundary with the Caribbean Plate (oceanic transform fault).
- Date
- 25 May 1992
- Time
- 16:55 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.0
- Depth
- 23 km
- Injuries
- 40
- Homes Damaged
- 820
- Plate
- North American Plate
- Country
- Cuba
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 20202020 Jamaica Earthquake · M 7.7
- 19321932 Cuba Earthquake · M 6.714 deaths
- 19071907 Kingston Earthquake · M 6.21,000 deaths
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth