Cuba is unlikely to see any growth in 2024, Economy Minister Joaquin Alonso said on Thursday, as its already sputtering state-run economy struggles to recover from a string of natural disasters this year.

An impactful 6.8 earthquake struck Cuba on Sunday amid a grueling recovery from recent power failures and damaging hurricane activity, officials said. According to the United States Geological Survey, the earthquake "occurred as the result of predominantly strike-slip faulting at shallow depth near within the Septentrional-Oriente Fault Zone."

Hurricane Rafael, 17th named storm of 2024 season, hits Cuba as category 3 storm. Two earthquakes impact country, worsen power issues and economic crisis.

A 6.8 magnitude earthquake has shaken eastern Cuba after weeks of hurricanes and blackouts that have left many on the island reeling.

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

Cuba's government said Saturday it arrested an unspecified number of people who staged demonstrations when a hurricane left the island without power for the second time in weeks.

Cuba faced another disaster, a 6.8-magnitude earthquake, after experiencing multiple storms and blackouts this year. NBC News' Ellison Barber shares how the residents are coping with the latest tragedy.

A pair of strong earthquakes has struck off the southern coast of Cuba, inflicting damage and causing landslides.