At Least 1 Dead After Puerto Rico Gets Hit With 6.4 Magnitude Earthquake
Socialites, join us in sending prayers to folks out in Puerto Rico as it’s just been reported that a 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck just before dawn on Tuesday, the largest in a series of quakes that have struck the U.S. territory in recent days and caused heavy damage in some areas, The New York Post reports.
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The U.S. Geological Survey noted that the quake hit the island at 4:24 a.m. It initially gave the magnitude as 6.6 but later adjusted it. The quake followed by intense aftershocks, including a 6.0-magnitude shock wave that also was felt across the U.S. territory. The Electric Power Authority reported an island-wide power outage and it was said that a tsunami alert was initially issued for Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. However, that was later canceled.
Just before 6 a.m. Puerto Rico’s governor, Wanda Vasquez, told station Radioisla that there had been no immediate reports of deaths. However, new reports reveal that a 77-year-old resident in her city on the island’s southern coast died after a wall collapsed during the quake. This latest earthquake comes just less than 24 hours a 5.8-magnitude quake struck early Monday morning and collapsed a total of five homes in the southwest coastal town of Guánica and heavily damaged many others. It was also reported that the quake caused small landslides and was followed by a string of smaller temblors.
Fox News reported that one of the largest and most damaging earthquakes to hit Puerto Rico happened back in October 1918, when a magnitude 7.3 quake struck near the island’s northwest coast, unleashing a tsunami and killing a total of 116 people.
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