Magnitude 5.5 earthquake strikes Cuba, EMSC says

Feb 8 (Reuters) – A magnitude ‍5.5 earthquake struck Cuba on Sunday, ‌the ‌European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said.

The ESMC initially reported ​a magnitude ‍of ​5.9 ​before downgrading ‍it to 5.5. The quake was ‍at a depth of 15 ‍km (9.32 ‍miles), ​the ​EMSC ⁠said.

(Reporting by ‌Preetika Parashuraman in Bengaluru; Editing by Emelia ⁠Sithole-Matarise)