M 7.7 Earthquake and Tsunami (1.6 m) in Cuba on 28 Jan 2020 19:10 UTC

Event summary

This earthquake can have a medium humanitarian impact based on the magnitude and the affected population and their vulnerability.

GDACS ID EQ 1203961
Earthquake Magnitude: 7.7M
Glide number: EQ-2020-000131-CUB
Depth: 14.8 Km
Lat/Lon: 19.421 , -78.7627
Event Date: 28 Jan 2020 19:10 UTC
28 Jan 2020 14:10 Local
Exposed Population: Less then 100 people in MMI VII
No people within 100km
Inserted at: 31 Jan 2020 20:07 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity:
1.1 (Cuba)
Maximum Wave Height observed: 0.11 m

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake
(Shakemap)		 Tsunami GDACS score
NEIC 0 1.2 1.2
us60007idc Scaled population (raster) 0.08 Max wave alert 1.58m  
  C1 shakemap -0.59 Max wave realtime 1.58m  
  C2 shakemap 0.53      
  Country Vulnerability 0      
  INFORM_normalised 1      
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Latest media headlines

Articles: 848 | About casualties: 3 | Last hour: 0

Major 7.7 magnitude quake hits CarribeanSat, 01 Feb 2020 05:16:00 +0100.

A major 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck on Tuesday in the Caribbean between Jamaica and Cuba, triggering a brief tsunami alert and sending hundreds of people pouring onto the streets of Havana. The tremors were felt as far as the US mainlan
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NEW: Rhode Islander Caught in Massive EarthquakeSat, 01 Feb 2020 05:06:00 +0100.

Tuesday, January 28, 2020. GoLocalProv News Team. 7.7 magnitude earthquake hits the Carribean. PHOTO: AccuWeather A Rhode Islander is stranded in the Caribbean after a 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck the Caribbean Sea between Jamaica and
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Un terremoto de magnitud 7,7 pone en alerta a Jamaica y el sur de CubaSat, 01 Feb 2020 04:58:00 +0100.

Un fuerte terremoto de magnitud 7,7 se registró este martes a 120 kilómetros del extremo noroeste de Jamaica y 80 kilómetros del sureste de Cuba en el borde de la Placa del Caribe a las 19.10 GMT, a una profundidad de 10 kilómetros. El sism
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Un terremoto de magnitud 7,7 pone en alerta a Jamaica y el sur de CubaFri, 31 Jan 2020 15:32:00 +0100.

Un fuerte terremoto de magnitud 7,7 se registró este martes a 120 kilómetros del extremo noroeste de Jamaica y 80 kilómetros del sureste de Cuba en el borde de la Placa del Caribe a las 19.10 GMT, a una profundidad de 10 kilómetros. El sism
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Estimated casualties (PAGER)

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Exposed population

Data, images, links, services and documents

For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: EC-JRC (91), (5), NEIC (5), OCHA (1), INGV (1), WMO (2), USGS (5), INFORM (4), NOAA (1),