Earthquake in Puerto Rico



At  approximately 1:18 am , Puerto Rico has felt what appears to be one of the strongest earthquakes in its history. As editor of the Ponce Medicine Magazine I was working on some new articles when I suddenly felt the windows shaking and the power starting to fade at my house in the town of Manati, Puerto Rico.

I definitely felt it last for more than 10 seconds, and even saw paintings falling from the walls. After I felt it stopped I immediately posted a comment on Facebook to mark the time and let people know that what they were experiencing was an earthquake.

I have now confirmed that the earthquake was felt equivalently in the entire northern part of the island.



Current official reports are mentioning the actual time was 1:16am with a 5.7 magnitude on the Richter scale, 5 miles to the East of Anasco, Puerto Rico with a depth 68.4 miles.





Posted by Leonardo Valentin at 5/16/2010 1:37 AM
Categories: Noticias, Terremoto, News, Earthquake
Tags: Terremoto en Puerto Rico Earthquake
 

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