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Perceptible earthquake in Santiago de Cuba

Santiago de Cuba, Aug 8 (Prensa Latina) A perceptible 3.8 magnitude earthquake in the Richter scale disturbed several residents in Santiago de Cuba at 22:26 hours, local time, on Monday, to become the eighth tremor with that range in the country.

According to the network of stations of the National Seismological Service of Cuba (SSNC), attached to the National Center for Seismological Research, based here, the earthquake was located on latitude 19.67 degrees north and longitude -75.57 degrees west.

The tremor originated 3.2 kilometers deep and the epicenter was located 47 kilometers southeast of Santiago de Cuba, while reports of perceptibility extended to the eastern provinces of Guantanamo and Holguín. No human or material damage was reported.

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