MIAMI — The Stephen P. Clark Government Center in downtown Miami ― Miami-Dade’s county hall ― was evacuated after shaking was felt from a 6.1-magnitude earthquake off the coast of Cuba.

That also led the county’s transit agency to shut down the attached Metrorail and Metromover stations, with trains later bypassing them.

Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office deputies taped off the building and train stations.

Commuters, seen outside the building, were frustrated over the station closures.

“We tried to get on it and we couldn’t get on it,” commuter Zoyla Edwards said, referring to the Metromover. “So I went through an Uber to the Government Center and it’s completely shut down.”

Officials with the city said shaking was reported throughout Miami, but no significant injuries or major property damage have been reported.

Cuba earthquake shaking felt in downtown Miami, leading to county hall evacuation, train delays

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