M 6.1 in Cuba on 08 Jun 2026 18:00 UTC

Event summary

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

GDACS ID EQ 1544981
Earthquake Magnitude: 6.1M
Depth: 26 Km
Lat/Lon: 22.7854 , -85.1501
Event Date: 08 Jun 2026 18:00 UTC
08 Jun 2026 12:00 Local
Exposed Population: 2 thousand in MMI V
Inserted at: 08 Jun 2026 18:55 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity:
1.1 (Cuba)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake
(Shakemap)		 GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us7000srjx Scaled population (raster) 0  
  C1 shakemap 0  
  C2 shakemap 0  
  Country Vulnerability 0  
  INFORM_normalised 0  
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.
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Detailed event map. European Union, 2026. Map produced by EC-JRC.
The boundaries and the names shown on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the European Union.

Updates on volcanic activity (Smithsonian)

Latest media headlines

Seismic-like event, possible earthquake, reported few minutes ago near.. 6/9/2026 7:26:00 PM.

* England''s training camp in Florida was affected by a 6.1-magnitude earthquake ahead of the Costa Rica warm-up match * The quake originated off Cuba''s west coast and was felt across several parts of Florida, including Orlando and Miami *
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Hillsborough County Meteorologist Greg Dee helps Water Street business.. 6/9/2026 6:12:00 PM.

Meteorologist Greg Dee went to the Water Street neighborhood in downtown Tampa on Tuesday morning to help the community prepare for the upcoming hurricane season. During a town hall meeting at the ReliaQuest Tower, business owners learned h
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6.1 earthquake near Cuba strongest in almost 7 decades Environment 6/9/2026 6:02:00 PM.

A 6.1 earthquake off Cuba June 8 sent Florida residents scrambling to find out what was going on. That''s not unusual since a quake with a magnitude of 6.0 or stronger hasn''t been recorded in or near the the Gulf of America for almost seve
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Rare 6.1 earthquake off Cuba among strongest ever reported in Gulf 6/9/2026 6:00:00 PM.

A 6.1 earthquake off Cuba June 8 sent Florida residents scrambling to find out what was going on. That''s not unusual since a quake with a magnitude of 6.0 or stronger hasn''t been recorded in or near the the Gulf of America for almost seve
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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 (48), NEIC (5), OCHA (1), WMO (1), USGS (5), (2), INFORM (2),