- Two main earthquakes, magnitudes 5.9 M and 6.8 M respectively, at a depth of 14 km occurred on 10 November at 15:50 UTC (10:50 local time) and at 16:49 UTC (11:49 local time) over the sea with a distance of 8 km from the south-eastern coast of Cuba. The epicentre was located approximately 30 km south-east of Pilon municipality and 40 km south of Bartolomé Masó, Granma province.
- At least three aftershocks between 4 M and 4.6 M hit the same area. For the 6.8 M earthquake, USGS PAGER estimates that up to 32,000 people were exposed to very strong shaking and more than 599,000 to strong shaking.
- According to media reports, as of 11 November, the earthquake was felt in the provinces of Santiago de Cuba, Guantánamo, Granma, Holguín and Ciego de Ávila, in south-eastern Cuba. Several buildings have been damaged in Granma Province, particularly in Pilon municipality, and landslides have been recorded in the affected areas.
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