Popular tourist attraction Punta Ventana, a natural rock formation, appears to have been destroyed by a 5.8-magnitute earthquake in Puerto Rico.
This latest quake hit at about 6:32 a.m. local time and led to homes being destroyed, loss of power across swaths of the island and rockslides covering entire roads.But this devastating quake is simply the latest in a flurry of earthquakes -- ranging from 4.7 to 5.1 on the Richter Scale -- that have rocked the U.S. territory since Dec. 28.
There is no public earthquake warning system in Puerto Rico except for the sirens that are supposed to ring in case of a tsunami.A natural formation known as"Punta Ventana," or Window Point, stands without the bridge that once created the formation of the window, or a hole, in Guayanilla, Puerto Rico, Monday, Jan. 6, 2020. The natural bridge collapsed during the morning's earthquake.
This Jan. 27, 2019 photo courtesy of Edgar Gracia shows"Punta Ventana," or Window Point, in Guayanilla, Puerto Rico. The bridge on the top of the hole collapsed during an earthquake on Monday, Jan. 6, 2020.
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