Florida rocked by 6.1-magnitude earthquake off Cuba

A 6.1-magnitude earthquake rattled the island of Cuba on Monday afternoon, shaking buildings in the capital city of Havana — with tremors felt as far away as Florida.Aftershocks were expected, scientists said.The epicenter of the quake was just west of the island, with the US Geological Survey initially rating it at 6.4 magnitude before downgrading it, Spectrum Bay News 9 reported.No injuries were immediately reported from the temblor, which struck off Cuba’s western coast.“Everyone here is OK,” Flavia Pupo, a hotel manager at the Pinar del Rio hotel, told The Associated Press.“The people on the street are a little bit scared.”The earthquake led to reports of tremors as far away as central Florida, including Tampa, Orlando and Jacksonville.The USGS told Spectrum that the region should expect aftershocks.“We are still getting felt reports and would expect aftershocks from a quake of this size,’’ a rep said.Cuba’s Oriente fault off the country’s southeast coast has shaken the island in the past, including with a 7.7-magnitude earthquake in 2020 that also caused damage on the nearby Cayman Islands....