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Michelly Teixeira

Cuba Continues To Be Battered By Nature, Enduring Back-to-Back Earthquakes After Large Hurricane

Hurricane Rafael slammed western Cuba as a Category 3 storm on Wednesday, and now two powerful earthquakes have shaken the southeastern region. (Credit: AFP)

Cuba's southeastern region was rocked by two powerful earthquakes on Sunday, compounding the island's spiraling crisis after being battered by Hurricane Rafael and dealing with countrywide power outages.

The United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported that a magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck 21 miles off the municipality of Granma around 11 a.m., followed by a stronger 6.8 tremor shortly before noon.

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