A new tremor of magnitude 5.2 was felt this Friday throughout Puerto Rico causing concern among the population, which since last December 28 suffers the effects of intense seismic activity off the southern coast of the Caribbean territory.
The Puerto Rico Seismic Network reported through social networks that after the recorded earthquake there is no warning or tsunami surveillance for the Caribbean territory and the Virgin Islands, about an earthquake that was recorded at 18:30 local time (22: 30 GMT).
The earthquake was located at an exact point located between latitude 17,878 and longitude -66,844 at 2 kilometers deep.
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The tremor was recorded 14.4 kilometers south-southeast of the municipality of Guánica.
Although the tremor was located again to the southwest of the island, at sea, it was felt strongly throughout the Puerto Rican territory, where panic scenes were re-registered among the population, which is still trying to recover from the earthquake of the past Tuesday, of magnitude 6.4, which caused damage to hundreds of homes and more than 2,000 refugees.
Electricity, despite today's tremor, remained in much of the island.
Don't let your guard down
The population showed through the social networks the result of the last tremor, which includes some fallen light poles and damaged walls in some buildings.
The director of the Seismic Network, Víctor Huérfano, asked the citizens not to lower their guard against the possibility of new tremors.
The official said the activity continues and will continue for an additional time.
Edited with EFE information
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