885 earthquakes reported in Cuba in the last 24 hours

The National Center for Seismological Research (CENAIS) of Cuba has recorded 885 earthquakes in the last 24 hours.

According to the daily report, which covers the period from 6:00 AM on Sunday to 5:59 AM on Monday, the figures include the two earthquakes with magnitudes of 6.0 and 6.7 that were felt in the provinces of the central-eastern part of the country.

Enrique Diego Arango Arias, head of the national seismic service at CENAIS, reported on Facebook that aftershocks continue in the area located southeast of Pilón, in Granma (where a strong tremor shook the eastern part of the island on Sunday morning).

The rest of the country, including the southeast region near the Oriente fault, remains calm up to this moment.

According to Arango Arias, it is not possible to predict seismic behavior in the short term, which is why the measures established by the Civil Defense in response to moderate or strong earthquakes in each area should be followed.

Hours prior, Ana María Vázquez Villavicencio, a communications specialist for the organization, had reported on 884 events.

As of 9:06 PM, 495 aftershocks were reported. Of these, more than 20 were noticeable in Granma, according to Radio Granma Manzanillo.

For his part, the governor of Santiago de Cuba, Manuel Falcón Hernández, urged the population to have a backpack or bag ready with identification documents, food, medicines, a sheet or blanket, and anything else that might be useful for staying in safe places, as well as house keys.

"There is no risk of a tsunami," he emphasized.

Beatriz Johnson Urrutia, the first secretary of the Party in Santiago de Cuba, reported a "precursory earthquake with a magnitude of 6.0 on the Richter scale, a main earthquake of 6.7, and over 300 aftershocks, of which 15 were perceptible," with magnitudes ranging from 2.5 to 5.9.

Dr. Enrique Diego Arango Arias, head of the National Seismological Service of Cuba at the National Center for Seismological Research (CENAIS), warned that the situation is quite complicated following the occurrence of two earthquakes.

"The situation is quite complicated; there are many reported damages in Pilón. We need any reports of damages you may have," he noted.