Puerto Rico has been shaken by a magnitude 5.8 earthquake – the strongest in a series of quakes over the last week in the U.S. territory. No injuries or structural damage were reported.
SAN JUAN, 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.The quake struck at 6:32 a.m. just south of the island at a relatively shallow depth of 10 kilometers , according to the U.S. Geological Service. There was no tsunami threat, officials said.
“This is one of the strongest quakes to date since it started shaking on Dec. 28,” he said. “It lasted a long time.” At a hotel in the southwest coastal town of Guanica, people panicked as they tried to flee in their cars, only to realize that large boulders were obstructing the only highway heading north to the capital of San Juan, attorney Jose Francisco Benitez told the AP.
The flurry of quakes in Puerto Rico’s southern region began the night of Dec. 28, with quakes ranging in magnitude from 4.7 to 5.1. Previous quakes of lesser magnitudes in recent days have cracked homes and led to goods falling off supermarket shelves.
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