A reasonably sturdy earthquake of magnitude 5.9 struck the Caribbean Sea close to Cuba on Sunday, in response to the U.S. Geological Survey.
The quake struck at 10:50 a.m. Cuban time about 22 miles south of Bartolome Maso, Cuba, in response to the company.
When seismologists evaluation current knowledge, they could revise the reported magnitude of an earthquake. Gathering extra details about earthquakes might also immediate USGS scientists to replace earthquake depth maps.
Aftershocks occurred within the space
Aftershocks are normally smaller earthquakes that comply with a bigger earthquake in the identical space. Aftershocks are usually small changes alongside the portion of the fault that slipped in the course of the preliminary earthquake.
Aftershocks can happen days, weeks and even years after the primary earthquake. These occasions stands out as the similar or bigger in magnitude than the unique earthquake, they usually could proceed to affect already broken websites.