Back-to-back earthquakes hit southeastern Cuba on Sunday, damaging houses, buildings and power lines as well as causing landslides, the goverment said.

The epicenter of the quake Sunday was located approximately 25 miles (40 km) south of Bartolomé Masó, Cuba, according to the United States Geological Survey.

After weeks of hurricanes and blackouts have left many in Cuba reeling, an earthquake has left people shaken as rumbling was felt across the eastern stretch of the island, including in bigger cities like Santiago de Cuba,

The Weather Channel and our meteorologists.A strong 6.8 magnitude earthquake struck off Cuba’s coast, south of Santiago de Cuba around noon local time on Sunday. According to the U.S. Geological Survey,