More Damage to Puerto Rico as Magnitude 5.9 Earthquake Rocks Island Saturday Morning

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A car is crushed under a home that collapsed after the previous day’s  magnitude 6.4 earthquake in Yauco, Puerto Rico, Jan. 8, 2020.  More than 250,000 Puerto Ricans remained without water on Wednesday and  another half a million without power, which also affected  telecommunications.
A car is crushed under a home that collapsed after the previous day’s magnitude 6.4 earthquake in Yauco, Puerto Rico, Jan. 8, 2020. More than 250,000 Puerto Ricans remained without water on Wednesday and another half a million without power, which also affected telecommunications.
Photo: Carlos Giusti (AP)

America’s “Island of Enchantment” was rocked by another earthquakefollowing Tuesday’s devastating magnitude 6.4 earthquake.

According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the 8:54 a.m. quake hit 8 miles southeast of Indios, Guayanilla, in the Caribbean sea Saturday morning.

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Initially calculated at magnitude 6.0, the 5.9 shake caused further damage along the island’s southern coast, where previous recent quakes have toppled homes and schools.

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The Associated Press reports that Puerto Rico’s Electric Power Authority said outages were reported across much of southern Puerto Rico and crews were assessing possible damage at power plants.

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There are no immediate reports of injuries.

Tuesday’s shake struck before dawn on Tuesday, knocking out power across the island and leaving many without water.

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The strongest to hit the island in a century, the earthquake is responsible for killing one person and injuring nine others.

A 5.2 magnitude aftershock was reported on Friday afternoon.