Earthquake of preliminary magnitude 4.8 in Puerto Rico, according to the USGS

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Map of Puerto Rico, according to the USGS.

(CNN Spanish) - An earthquake of magnitude 4.8 shook Puerto Rico on Saturday night, according to preliminary reports from the United States Geological Survey (USGS).

The seismic focus was located 5.0 kilometers deep and the epicenter was located 5 kilometers south-west of Guánica.

The telluric movement occurred at 8:05 pm local time in Puerto Rico, according to the USGS.

This was reported by the Puerto Rico Seismic Network in its Twitter account:

PRELIMINARY: January 18, 2020 08:05:50 PM
Mag: 4.43 Ml, Prof: 16 Km, Direction: Int. Max IV in Mayagüez, PR
No Warning, Warning or Tsunami Watch for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands
Issued: 2020-01-18 20:09:01 (GMT-4) https://t.co/nZAMYp9hHS

- PR Seismic Network (@redsismica) January 19, 2020

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