According to the U.S. Geological Survey, a 6.1 magnitude earthquake was confirmed off the coast of Cuba.
The National Weather Service in Miami says the earthquake occurred just after 2 p.m., west of Cuba in the southern Gulf. They say reports of shaking have been reported across southwestern Florida.
The National Tsunami Warning Center says there is "no tsunami danger for the U.S. east coast, the Gulf of America states, or the eastern coast of Canada."
6/8 @ 2:15pm: We've received several recent reports of shaking across Southwestern Florida within the past 30 minutes.
— NWS Miami (@NWSMiami) June 8, 2026
An earthquake has occurred just west of Cuba in the southern Gulf. @USGS_Quakes has since revised the magnitude down to a 6.1 at a depth of 10km. https://t.co/f1OyzUI6Sf pic.twitter.com/MAB4ptNk74
A 4.0 earthquake occurred off the coast of Florida, northeast of Vero Beach, in 2024, and was felt in Indian River County. A 7.7 earthquake was felt in Miami and across South Florida in 2020.
This story was originally published by Audra Schroeder with the Scripps News Group station in West Palm Beach, Florida.
This is a developing story and will be updated.
