A METEORITE tore through the sky in Florida before exploding and shattering windows and sending space rocks into Cuba on Friday.

The rock exploded mid-air raining debris on homes in western Cuba after many in Florida reported seeing the meteor.

5 A meteorite exploded over Cuba on Friday, February 1 Credit: Facebook

It exploded near the town of Viñales, in the Pinar del Río province at about 1:15pm local time.

Residents reported hearing two blasts as it broke a part and left a trail of smoke in the air.

A local newspaper reported a "fireball" was seen as walls shook and wonders were shattered.

The meteorite reportedly fell in the area of the "mural de la prehistoria", or a huge rock painting of dinosaurs - which were themselves wiped out by meteors.

Images show the black and white rocks are roughly the size of a smart phone or of the palm of someone's hand.

The National Weather Service in Key West, Florida reported that a meteor was seen over the sky in the Sunshine State.

They tweeted: "It appears that a meteorite impact occurred in western Cuba, near the town of Vinales, Pinar del Rio, earlier this afternoon."

Researchers said a satellite that covers the western hemisphere detected an apparent meteor flash.



Dagoberto Valdés, director of the Coexistence Studies Center, based in the provincial capital told local news outlet El Nuevo Herald: "About 1:15 p.m. we felt a big bang and we went out into the street.

"Since then, people have not stopped asking questions but we have not heard any official information about what happened."

There have been no reports of injuries.

5 The trail of smoke the meteorite left behind

5 These palm-sized rocks shattered windows and landed in western Cuba Credit: Facebook

5 The rocks reportedly landed near the town of Viñales, in the Pinar del Río province Credit: Facebook

5 Homes were damaged by the space rocks raining on them Credit: Facebook

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