The National Center for Seismological Research (CENAIS) announced on Thursday that, following the earthquakes that occurred on Sunday southeast of Pilón in Granma province, a total of 2,665 aftershocks have been recorded.
"In total, 2,665 aftershocks have been recorded following the 6.0 and 6.7 earthquakes that occurred on November 10, of which approximately 90 were felt," stated the bulletin published by CENAIS on its website.
According to the report, between yesterday, Wednesday, and today, Thursday, up until 5:59 AM, there were 404 earthquakes recorded with magnitudes ranging from 1.1 to 3.7.
The main impacts caused by this seismic activity are concentrated in the province of Granma, where at least 3,518 homes have reported some form of damage.
Luis Roja Yero, the technical deputy director of the Provincial Housing Directorate in Granma, informed the newspaper La Demajagua that 513 partial collapses have been recorded, of which 54 were total collapses, 38 involved complete roof failures, and 313 were partial roof collapses.
He noted that the municipality of Pilón has the highest number of affected homes, totaling 830, followed by Campechuela with 759, Bartolomé Masó with 663, Buey Arriba with 445, Media Luna with 337, and Manzanillo with 248 damaged houses. In the other territories, the number of damages is lower.
"According to architects and specialists, studies are being conducted in coastal areas to assess the feasibility of the soil for constructing homes and the level of risk associated with them during events similar to those that occurred on November 10," the news portal stated.
One of the state-owned properties severely affected was the Juan Vitalio Acuña secondary school in the municipality of Pilón, Granma, which was forced to close its doors due to the serious damage caused by the strong earthquakes that shook the area last Sunday morning.
The local station CMKX Radio Bayamo shared photos on its Facebook page showing the damage to the structure.
As a result of these earthquakes, 10 people were also injured, although there are no reports of loss of life, according to official sources.
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