7.7 Magnitude Earthquake Near Cuba and Jamaica

By FRANK ESPINO

Staff Writer

On January 28th, 2020, a magnitude 7.7 earthquake hit between Cuba and Jamaica. The earthquake was strong enough to be felt in Miami causing some buildings to evacuate people. A tsunami warning was issued for Mexico, Cuba, Jamaica, Honduras, and Belize. Fortunately, the tsunami never came. There have been no reported injuries in any of the countries affected. There were aftershocks, but only one struck significantly at a magnitude 6.1. Three weeks before this earthquake a magnitude 6.4 hit Puerto Rico. People in the surrounding countries are on edge but will recover. 

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