An earthquake with a 5.9 magnitude rattled Puerto Rico on Saturday morning, the US Geological Survey reports.
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. The USGS first said the
preliminary magnitude was 6.0.
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 by Saturday to its 3 million
residents, and authorities had tweeted that it was 95% restored a
couple of hours before Saturday's quake about 8 a.m.
Parts
of Lares, Adjuntas, Ponce and San German lost electrical service after
Saturday's quake, the power company Electric Energy Authority said.
After the tremor, power was on to about 93% of the island, the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority said.
