The earthquake was one of the strongest yet to hit the U.S. territory that has been shaking for the past week
This translation has been automatically generated and has not been verified for accuracy.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 kilometres , according to the U.S. Geological Service.
Residents in southern coastal towns began posting pictures of partially collapsed homes and large boulders blocking roads as officials urged people to remain calm.“My entire family woke up screaming,” she said. “I though the house was going to crack in half.” “There was a state of panic,” he said. “There were even people in their underwear walking around the hotel.”He said he and his girlfriend were in the room when the quake struck.
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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