The quake hit close to the town of Tallaboa on the island's south coast, at 4:24 a.m. local time (03:24a.m EST) at a depth of 10 kilometers, USGS said. The Electric Power Authority reported an island-wide power outage, saying on Twitter that power plants had activated their protection mechanisms
A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck Puerto Rico in the early hours of Tuesday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
The quake hit close to the town of Tallaboa on the island's south coast, at 4:24 a.m. local time at a depth of 10 kilometers, USGS said.The Electric Power Authority reported an island-wide power outage, saying on Twitter that power plants had activated their protection mechanisms and gone out of service.
Authorities said that damage had been reported at the Costa Sur power station, and they were evaluating the power infrastructure, and urged residents to remain calm. The Electric Power Authority said that it hoped it would be able to bring the power back on-line later today. Albert Rodríguez, who is from the southwest town of Guánica told the Associated Press that there is widespread damage in his neighborhood.In addition to the magnitude 6.5 quake, at least three other earthquakes were recorded by the USGS as striking Puerto Rico in the early hours of Tuesday.The quake comes one day after a 5.8 quake hit the U.S. territory's southern region, which has seen a string of quakes in recent days.
Monday's earthquake collapsed five homes and damaged many other buildings and also caused rock slides and power outages, according to the Associated Press..
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