Friday’s earthquake jolted Puerto Rico

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – A 4.9 magnitude earthquake struck southwestern Puerto Rico on Friday. There were no reports of casualties.

The earthquake felt across American territory is the latest in a series of tremors that started in late December and damaged or destroyed hundreds of homes.

1000: No tsunami threat from a nearby earthquake

An earthquake with an initial stress of 5.1 occurred in the Puerto Rican vitality at 955 am on Friday 3 July 2020.

– IT San Juan (NWSSanJuan) July 3, 2020

Angel Vazquez, who oversees the emergency management agency in Ponce, said a house had collapsed in the town of Lagas. According to Kiara Hernandez, a spokesperson for the Public Security Department in Puerto Rico, the house was empty and was to be demolished.

The US Geological Survey said the last earthquake struck five kilometers (three miles) southeast of La Barquera, at a depth of six kilometers (3.7 miles).

Victor Horivano, Director of the Earthquake Network in Puerto Rico, told The Associated Press that the tremor was a aftershock related to a 6-4 magnitude earthquake in early January, killing at least one person and causing millions of dollars in damage.

Several offices in the capital San Juan and elsewhere were evacuated with caution.

Mayor of Ganica Santos Seda said that there were a couple of small landslides but no one was in danger. He said that the crews will continue to search buildings that have become weaker due to the continuous seismic activity.

He said that the recent earthquake had caused panic again in his town and beyond.

“It revives the fears of many people,” he said, adding that there are still three families in temporary makeshift buildings because they are too afraid to return to their homes.

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