Puerto Rico Earthquake 2010: The Puerto Rico Seismic Network ruled out a Tsunami alert following the Puerto Rico earthquake measuring 5.7 degrees on the Richter scale which occurred this morning.
Relief agencies in Puerto Rico made a tour of the different cities and provinces to check for damage or casualties.
The geologist Giseela Baez, the Puerto Rico Seismic Network, in dialogue with Caracol Radio, said he has only been reported in the landslide, two highways, without affecting the citizens
“More than three thousand people have contacted us reporting that they felt the quake, overnight there have been low-intensity earthquakes. Even felt in some provinces of the Dominican Republic,” said the geologist.
The epicenter was found eight miles northeast of Mayagüez and 108 miles west of San Juan, the capital of Puerto Rico.
Luis Javier Sanchez, fireman in Mayagüez province, said that hundreds of people gathered in the main square after the quake.
“We feel very hard and early morning quake were many people who took to the main square here in Mayagüez, but there are no reports of damage,” said the Puerto Rican firefighter.
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