Another earthquake hits Puerto Rico just hours after most power reportedly was back after days of temblors - CNN International

The quake was about 8 miles south of Indios, Puerto Rico, in the Caribbean Sea, the USGS said, at a depth of 6.2 miles.

Puerto Rico has been rattled by temblors throughout the week, including a 6.4 magnitude quake Tuesday that killed at least one man, destroyed homes and left most of the island without power. A 5.2 magnitude aftershock struck on Friday afternoon.

The US territory was expecting power to return to its 3 million residents by Saturday, and authorities had tweeted that it was 95% restored a couple of hours before Saturday's quake.

Parts of Lares, Adjuntas, Ponce and San German lost power after Saturday's quake, said the power company Electric Energy Authority.

Since December 28, about 500 earthquakes of magnitude 2.0 or higher have hit Puerto Rico, the USGS said.

The territory is still recovering from Hurricane Maria in 2017.

This is a developing story. More to come.

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2020-01-11 14:17:00Z
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