哈瓦那-周日，古巴东部发生初步震级为6.8级的地震，此前数周的飓风和停电使岛上许多人陷入困境。
根据美国地质调查局的报告，地震震中位于古巴巴托洛梅马索以南约25英里(40公里)处。
整个古巴东部都能感觉到隆隆声，包括像圣地亚哥，奥尔金和。关塔那摩。牙买加当地媒体也报道称，该岛有震感。
目前还没有关于古巴重大损失或人员伤亡的报道。
古巴第二大城市圣地亚哥的居民周日受到震动。76岁的约兰达·塔比奥(Yolanda Tabío)说，城里的人们涌向街头，但仍紧张地坐在门口。她说，地震后她感觉到至少两次余震，但在朋友和家人中，她没有听说任何损失。
“你必须看到所有的东西都在移动，墙，所有的东西，”她告诉美联社。
其他人报告说听到了尖叫声，并补充说地震很强烈，而且持续不断。在社交媒体上，小镇Pilon的居民报告了轻微的破坏，发布了摇摇欲坠的屋顶和建筑墙壁裂缝的照片，这在古巴并不罕见，因为许多建筑都比较古老，需要维修。
地震发生时，古巴正处于另一个艰难时期。
星期三，三级飓风拉斐尔横扫古巴西部，强风摧毁了全岛的电力，摧毁了数百所房屋，迫使数十万人撤离。几天后，岛上大部分地区仍在停电中挣扎。
10月份的几周前，这个岛屿也遭受了连击。首先，它受到全岛范围的打击持续几天的停电这是岛上能源危机的产物。不久后，一场强烈的飓风袭击了该岛东部，造成至少6人死亡。
停电和许多艰难度日的人的普遍不满引发了全岛的小规模抗议活动。
6.8 magnitude earthquake shakes Cuba after hurricanes and blackouts
HAVANA --An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.8 shook eastern Cuba on Sunday, after weeks of hurricanes and blackouts that have left many on the island reeling.
The epicenter of the quake was located about 25 miles (40 kilometers) south of Bartolome Maso, Cuba, according to a report by the U.S. Geological Survey.
Rumbling was felt across the eastern stretch of Cuba, including in bigger cities like Santiago de Cuba, as well as Holguin and. Guantanamo. Local media in Jamaica also reported that the island felt the tremors.
There were no immediate reports of major damage or injuries in Cuba.
Residents in Santiago, Cuba's second-largest city, were left shaken on Sunday. Yolanda Tabío, 76, said that people in the city flocked to the streets and were still nervously sitting in their doorways. She said that she felt at least two aftershocks following the quake, but that among friends and family she hadn't heard of any damages.
“You had to see how everything was moving, the walls, everything," she told The Associated Press.
Others reported hearing screams, adding that the quake was strong and stretched on. On social media, residents in the small town of Pilon reported minor damage, posting photos of crumbling roofs and cracks on building walls, not uncommon in Cuba where many structures are older and in need of repair.
The earthquake comes during another tough stretch for Cuba.
On Wednesday,Category 3 HurricaneRafael ripped through western Cuba, with strong winds knocking out power island-wide, destroying hundreds of homes and forcing evacuations of hundreds of thousands of people. Days after, much of the island was still struggling without power.
Weeks before in October, the island was also hit by a one-two punch. First, it was hit by island-wideblackouts stretching on for days, a product of the island’s energy crisis. Shortly after, it was slapped by a powerful hurricane that struck the eastern part of the island and killed at least six people.
The blackouts and wider discontent among many struggling to get by has stoked small protests across the island.
