Earthquake by force 5,8 points occurred in Puerto Rico before dawn Monday, January 6, triggering landslides, interruptions in the supply of electricity and severe cracks in some houses.
Reports of casualties there, but there was significant damage in the city of Guanica, where, for example, one of the houses collapsed on parked cars. The first earthquake was followed by a series of smaller aftershocks, including another earthquake of magnitude 5 points , which occurred Monday at 10:51.
According to USGS, the first quake occurred at 6:32 am to the South of the island at a relatively shallow depth of 10 kilometers (6 miles). According to authorities, the tsunami threat was not.
Triste despertar para familia que acaba de perder su casa a causa de el fuerte sismo que why did not I think hoy en el sur de Puerto Rico. Gracias a Dios estas personas y sus hijos están bien. pic.twitter.com/REcucvTuYY
— El Lengüetero (@ellenguetero) January 6, 2020
In some areas of Puerto Rico after the earthquake was the power outage, reported news Agency Associated Press Director of emergency coastal town of Ponce, angel Vasquez.
«This is hell,’ said 43-year-old Alberto Rodriguez, whose house collapsed, and the air was filled with the smell of gas. — We did not sleep … it is impossible to stay calm here. Guanica is no longer a safe place.»
GUÁNICA PUERTO RICO — Tras fuerte sismo de esta casa mañana 5.7 cae sobre automóviles que luego de su estructura no aguantara el fuerte temblor. pic.twitter.com/HDcMtHapZa
— El Lengüetero (@ellenguetero) January 6, 2020
Less than a quarter of a local resident by the name of Sylvester Alicia looked at your house, the Foundation of which fell on its bright blue «Toyota Corolla» in 1977. According to the man, he doesn’t have insurance.
In Puerto Rico there is no public warning system for earthquakes, except for the sirens that are supposed to call in the event of a tsunami. Residents of the southern regions of the island criticized the government for what they consider inaction.
One of the largest and destructive earthquake in Puerto Rico occurred in October 1918 – it hit with the power of 7.3 points, caused a tsunami and claimed the lives of 116 people.
