Earthquake of magnitude 5.5 shakes Puerto Rico

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The place of the epicenter of the telluric movement, according to the USGS.

(CNN Spanish) - An earthquake of magnitude 5.5 shook the island of Puerto Rico on Saturday at 7:13 am (local time), according to reports from the United States Geological Survey (USGS).

The seismic focus was located 4.3 kilometers deep and the epicenter was located 11.9 kilometers southeast of Tallaboa and 14.2 kilometers northeast of Ponce, Puerto Rico.

Prelim M5.5 Earthquake Puerto Rico region May-02 11:13 UTC, updates https://t.co/ckjFTYTGRe

- USGS Big Quakes (@USGSBigQuakes) May 2, 2020

As reported by the USGS after this earthquake, there was a magnitude 4.9 aftershock with an epicenter 5 kilometers south-east of Tallaboa at 7:19 am and another magnitude 4.6 at 7:32 am

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