A 5.1-magnatude earthquake struck just before 4 p.m. Thursday afternoon in the Straits of Florida between Cuba and Florida. The quake, which lasted about 30 seconds, caused highrise buildings in Havana to sway, startling workers, according to Tampa's WFLA.com. The city closest to the epicenter is Corralillo, 17 miles to the southwest; the quake was approximately 106 miles east of Havana.
According to the U.S. Geological Service, there were five reports from Tampa and seven reports from St. Petersburg of people reporting that they had felt tremors. The USGS site mentioned one report from as far away as Mount Pleasant, South Carolina.
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