Quake strikes near Guantanamo, Cuba 

Source: ONE News

A 5.6-magnitude earthquake has struck near the U. naval base at Guantanamo, Cuba, but officials said there was no damage reported.

The quake was centred 43 kilometres southwest of Guantanamo and had a depth of 22 kilometres, the US Geological Survey reported.

A magnitude-5 quake can cause considerable damage, but Chief Petty Officer Bill Mesta, a spokesman at the base, said there was none reported.

There was no tsunami warning issued for the region.

The US base in southeastern Cuba was used to transport supplies and personnel to the aid effort after the devastating 7.0-magnitude January 12 quake in Haiti, about 320 kilometres away.

A prison on the base, set up for terrorism suspects after the September 11, 2001, attacks, still houses 188 detainees.

President Barack Obama pledged in January 2009 to close the controversial prison within a year, but his efforts to shutter the facility have been hampered by legal and political hurdles.

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