Cuban scientists are studying the paleoseismology of the Pinar fault, a long-standing desire of the scientific community about a region that has recorded several earthquakes throughout history.

Havana, Cuba.- O'Leary Fernando González, director of the National Seismological Research Center (CENAIS, in Spanish), told Granma newspaper that the first step has been to locate the possible sites for the studies, based on geological work.

Only CENAIS experts and a Venezuelan specialist with extensive experience in the Caribbean and South America are involved in the project.

González affirmed that as the work progresses, other scientists from Cuba and other countries will join the research.

He pointed out that the research began with the support of the Cuenca Resilience project, implemented in the western Cuban province of Pinar del Río for early warning against the risks of natural disasters.

The specialist warned that it is a complex study that will take months and perhaps longer.

He pointed out that it aims to know more precisely how dangerous the Pinar fault is and how much it threatens the communities. (PL)