A new earthquake measuring 4.3 was felt early Monday morning in Pilón, Granma province, and in other areas of eastern Cuba.
The earthquake was recorded at 1:52 a.m. (local time), with the epicenter located 34 kilometers southeast of the municipality of Pilón, as reported on Facebook by Enrique Diego Arango Arias, Head of the National Seismological Service.
The tremor originated at a depth of 10 kilometers, as stated by Arango Arias, although the initial report published by CENAIS indicated a depth of only 5 kilometers.
A brief note published by CENAIS at 2:00 a.m. (local time) indicated that no damage had been reported as a result of the seismic activity up to that point.
"It was felt quite strongly here near the epicenter"; "We felt it strongly in Santiago de Cuba city, which was rather quick and brief"; "It was felt in Bayamo," reported some internet users on social media.
The radio station Radio Bayamo reported on visibility reports in several localities of Granma and in the province of Santiago de Cuba.
Avalanche of aftershocks
Two weeks after a precursor earthquake of magnitude 6.0, followed by a tremor of 6.7, shook the eastern region of Cuba, particularly the province of Granma, specialists had recorded a total of 5,792 aftershocks by this Sunday.
The National Center for Seismological Research (CENAIS) reported this Sunday in its daily bulletin that out of the total number of aftershocks, at least 125 have been recorded as perceptible.
Exactly two weeks ago, strong earthquakes centered 40 km southeast of Pilón, Granma, have left the population of the eastern region on edge.
Due to this seismic activity, which caused significant damage to the school infrastructure in that municipality, about 350 children have had to move to a temporary school set up in a military base with the support of the Revolutionary Armed Forces (FAR).
Similarly, several residents of Pilón are facing a difficult reality: they continue to live in tents while dealing with uncertainty, fear, and a lack of basic resources.
The government arranged tent shelters for displaced families, a measure that drew criticism for its limited scope and the lack of attention to other similarly affected communities.
The United Nations (UN) announced on Friday that it has increased to $78.3 million (€75 million) the amount needed for its action plan aimed at addressing the severe damage caused in Cuba by the recent impact of two hurricanes, two major earthquakes, and a new collapse of the national electrical system.
So far, the earthquakes have resulted in ten people injured and at least 3,752 buildings damaged, according to official government figures.
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