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Posted on 03/17/2026 8:19:06 AM PDT by Steven Scharf
Strong mag. 5.8 Earthquake - Caribbean Sea, Provincia de Santiago de Cuba, 95 km east of Guantanamo, Cuba, on Monday, Mar 16, 2026, at 11:28 pm (GMT -5) - 11 hours ago Updated: Mar 17, 2026 13:48 GMT - 1 hour 24 minutes ago refresh
A strong magnitude 5.8 earthquake occurred in the Caribbean Sea near the coast of Cuba late in the evening of Monday, Mar 16, 2026 at 11.28 pm local time (GMT -5). The quake had a very shallow depth of 11.6 km (7 mi) and was felt widely in the area. The shallow depth of the quake caused it to be felt more strongly near the epicenter than a deeper quake of similar magnitude would.
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Question is the a differnce betwen a strong magnitude 5.8 earthquake and a weak magnitude 5.8 earthquake
A strong 5.8 is hugh and series
We are just the carriers sea now.
M 5.8 - 49 km SSW of Maisí, Cuba
2026-03-17 04:28:25 (UTC)19.840°N 74.359°W11.6 km depth
https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us6000sgrt/executive
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As of March 17, 2026, Cuba is experiencing a severe energy crisis, with millions of people still without power following a nationwide grid collapse. While officials have reconnected parts of the grid from Pinar del Rio to Holguin, generation remains extremely low, and areas like Santiago de Cuba remain largely offline.
The only possible difference would be on how shallow the quake might be.
Is this Trumps fault?
there is a major tectonic plate boundary just south of Cuba, runs east-west, that is the cause
Not too far from GITMO.
Trumps “Fault”
Surfs up!
Private William Santiago did not feel it
Omen,
I have survived couple of those in CA.
Kind of scarry, it wakes you up in the night!
But there was hardly any damage in CA.
However, with the shady buildings in Cuba, which are falling down even without earthquakes, this could be serious!
So all of the lights went out BEFORE the earthquake? Aren’t they supposed to go off AFTER the... Oh, nevermind.
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