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(99,660 posts) Mon Jan 6, 2020, 08:09 AM Jan 2020

5.7-magnitude quake strikes Puerto Rico, damage reported

Source: AP

By DANICA COTO

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A 5.7-magnitude quake jolted Puerto Ricans out of their beds Monday morning, the strongest quake yet to hit the U.S. territory that has been shaking for the past week.

The quake struck just south of the island at a relatively shallow depth of 10 kilometers (over 6 miles), according to the U.S. Geological Service. There was no tsunami threat, officials said.

Power outages were reported in some parts of Puerto Rico following the quake, Angel Vazquez, the emergency management director for the southern coastal city of Ponce, told The Associated Press.

“This is one of the strongest quakes to date since it started shaking on Dec. 28,” he said. “It lasted a long time.”

Read more: https://apnews.com/3281a57a610c3fabbc65817e59f79633

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They just had a second 5.1 quake in the same area. icymist Jan 2020 #1

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1. They just had a second 5.1 quake in the same area.

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Mon Jan 6, 2020, 11:40 AM

Jan 2020

earthquakes strike Monday: Both measured at least magnitude 5.1
Danica CotoAssociated Press

GUÁNICA, Puerto Rico – A 5.8-magnitude quake hit Puerto Rico before dawn Monday, unleashing small landslides, causing power outages and severely cracking some homes. It was one of the strongest quakes yet to hit the U.S. territory that has been shaking for the past week.

There were no immediate reports of casualties.

Another quake measured at magnitude 5.1 struck later Monday, at 10:51 a.m. local time, shaking power lines and frightening residents of southern Puerto Rico who had been waiting outside their homes due to fears the buildings were damaged and unstable.

The first quake struck at 6:32 a.m. just south of the island at a relatively shallow depth of 6 miles, according to the U.S. Geological Service. There was no tsunami threat, officials said.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2020/01/06/puerto-rico-earthquake-magnitude-quake-hits-early-monday-morning/2823086001/

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