<p>An earthquake of magnitude 5.9 struck Cuba on Monday, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said.</p><p>Local authorities said that as of early Monday morning no serious damage had occurred and there were no deaths or injuries.</p><p>The quake was at a depth of 25 km (15.53 miles), EMSC said.</p><p>The Cuban National Seismological service reported the quake as a 6.1 magnitude event just off the coast of eastern Santiago de Cuba, with more than 100 aftershocks as dawn broke.</p><p>A 6.9 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of neighboring Granma province in November causing some structural damage but no fatalities.</p><p>Most seismic activity in Cuba takes place in the region around Santiago. A fault line runs along the island's southeastern coast, marking the boundary between the North American plate and the Caribbean plate, according to Cuba's seismic service.</p><p>The Cuban capital of Havana was not affected by the quake.</p>
<p>An earthquake of magnitude 5.9 struck Cuba on Monday, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said.</p><p>Local authorities said that as of early Monday morning no serious damage had occurred and there were no deaths or injuries.</p><p>The quake was at a depth of 25 km (15.53 miles), EMSC said.</p><p>The Cuban National Seismological service reported the quake as a 6.1 magnitude event just off the coast of eastern Santiago de Cuba, with more than 100 aftershocks as dawn broke.</p><p>A 6.9 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of neighboring Granma province in November causing some structural damage but no fatalities.</p><p>Most seismic activity in Cuba takes place in the region around Santiago. A fault line runs along the island's southeastern coast, marking the boundary between the North American plate and the Caribbean plate, according to Cuba's seismic service.</p><p>The Cuban capital of Havana was not affected by the quake.</p>