Havana, Cuba (CNN) A meteorite possibly struck western Cuba on Friday, according to the National Weather Service in Key West, Florida. The NWS said in a tweet that its radar "may have detected the meteor" near Viñales, Cuba. @NWSKeyWest radar may have detected the meteor that affected western Cuba earlier today. At 121 pm, a signature was detected near Viñales, Cuba, at a height of over 26,000 ft above ground level. #flwx #KeyWest #FloridaKeys #meteor pic.twitter.com/R2JIlVwpsS — NWS Key West (@NWSKeyWest) February 1, 2019Residents in Viñales, Cuba, heard a "large explosion" Friday afternoon.

Source: CNN February 02, 2019 00:56 UTC