A meteor streaking low across the sky in Puerto Rico has set social media abuzz, with the spectacle amazing some people and unsettling others on an island still being hit daily by small earthquakes.
Irizarry said the meteor was visible for up to 10 seconds and that he suspects it was at least a couple of feet in length given reports that it left a smoke trail.
Some people on social media reported seeing the meteor hit just off the coast of the capital, San Juan. Those reports could not be immediately verified.Meanwhile, officials at Puerto Rico’s main international airport said they captured the event on camera but flight operations were not interrupted. The event scared many in the U.S. territory, which is experiencing strong daily aftershocks following a 6.4 magnitude quake Jan. 7 that killed one person and caused an estimated $200 million in damage along the island’s south coast.“With all this trauma that we have as a result of the earthquakes ... one could think it’s something catastrophic,” she said.“All of a sudden, I see a giant ball going across the sky,” he said. “It was orange in color, and coming in like a jet throwing off fumes.
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