A strong earthquake that hit off the coast of Cuba was felt across sections of Jamaica early Monday morning.

The quake had a magnitude of 6.1 and occurred at 1:00 a.m. Jamaica time, according to the Earthquake Unit.

The unit says the epicentre was located at approximately 165 km north of Ocho Rios, St Ann.

The quake had a focal depth of 10 km.

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