M 5.5 in Cuba on 08 Feb 2026 12:00 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 1523489
Earthquake Magnitude: 5.5M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: 19.8899 , -74.371
Event Date: 08 Feb 2026 12:00 UTC
08 Feb 2026 07:00 Local
Exposed Population: 20 thousand in MMI V
Inserted at: 08 Feb 2026 12:15 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity:
3.1 (Cuba)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake
(Shakemap)		 GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us6000s799 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

Magnitude 5.5 earthquake strikes Cuba, EMSC says Feb 8 (Reuters) - A m.. 2/8/2026 11:20:00 PM.

Feb 8 (Reuters) – A magnitude ?5.5 earthquake struck Cuba on Sunday, ?the ?European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said. The ESMC initially reported ?a magnitude ?of ?5.9 ?before downgrading ?it to 5.5. The quake was ?at a depth
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CUBA-EARTHQUAKE – Cuba struck by 5.5 earthquake 2/8/2026 10:57:00 PM.

HAVANA, Cuba, Feb. 8, CMC - Sections of Cuba were ...
Magnitude 5.5 earthquake strikes Cuba, EMSC says Feb 8 (Reuters) - A m.. 2/8/2026 10:47:00 PM.

Feb 8 (Reuters) – A magnitude ?5.5 earthquake struck Cuba on Sunday, ?the ?European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said. The ESMC initially reported ?a magnitude ?of ?5.9 ?before downgrading ?it to 5.5. The quake was ?at a depth
...(more)
Small 3.6 quake hits near Santa Rosa, Sonoma County, California, USA 2/8/2026 8:23:00 PM.

Cobb, California -- A series of shallow earthquakes, including a magnitude 3.7, struck near Cobb on Sunday morning, briefly shaking areas along Highway 175 in northern Lake County. According to the California Integrated Seismic Network and
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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 (4), OCHA (1), WMO (1), USGS (5), (2), INFORM (2),