6.0 Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Cuba Less Than 24 Hours After Country’s Power Grid Shut Off

An earthquake struck off the coast of Cuba in the early hours of Tuesday morning.

Reuters reported the European ​Mediterranean Seismological Centre measured the earthquake at a 6.0 magnitude.

However, the United States Geological Survey USGS measured the earthquake as having a lower magnitude of 5.8.

Magnitude 6 earthquake strikes Cuba, EMSC says https://t.co/PR76hTRZhu https://t.co/PR76hTRZhu

— Reuters World (@ReutersWorld) March 17, 2026

Per Business Standard:

A 5.8-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Cuba early on Tuesday (17 March), the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said.

There were no immediate reports of damage.

The quake hit at a depth of 11.6 kilometres about 49 kilometres south-southwest of the port of Maisi at 12:28am (0428 GMT), according to the USGS.

The USGS put the alert level for shaking-related fatalities and economic losses at green, meaning “low likelihood for casualties and damage”. The towns of Imias and San Antonio del Sur may have experienced moderate shaking, the USGS added.

The earthquake came less than 24 hours after Cuba’s entire power grid faced a widespread outage.

The U.S. Embassy in Cuba reported, “At 1:54 p.m. local time, there was a disconnection of the national electrical grid resulting in a complete power outage across Cuba, which includes the Havana metropolitan area.”

In recent weeks, President Trump has revealed that Cuba is in the process of falling under communist rule.

On Monday afternoon, while speaking to the press inside the Oval Office, the 47th President went a bit further and shared, “I do believe I’ll be…having the honour of taking Cuba.”

WATCH:

TAKEOVER TALK: President Trump floated the idea that the United States could take Cuba “in some form,” saying the island nation is currently weakened after decades of rule by the Castro regime. pic.twitter.com/qzqjM6YqKJ

— Fox News (@FoxNews) March 16, 2026

This isn’t the first time Trump has shared his desire to “take” Cuba.

Last month, Trump suggested the U.S. do a “friendly” takeover of Cuba.

LOOK:

President Trump says the USA might take over Cuba, but it will be friendly.
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— DramaAlert (@DramaAlert) March 2, 2026

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