SAN JUAN—A 5.5-magnitude earthquake hit near southern Puerto Rico on Saturday, jolting many from their beds on an island where some people still remain in shelters from previous quakes earlier this year. There were no immediate reports of casualties.
The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake hit just off the coast of towns including Guánica and Guayanilla, where hundreds of homes were destroyed by a quake in early January that killed one person and caused millions of dollars in damage.
“Everything shook really hard,” spokesman Danny Hernández said by phone.
Guánica Mayor Santos Seda told the AP that no major damage has been reported so far.
“Thank God everyone is OK,” he said. “The infrastructure is already weak.”
The quake on Saturday knocked out power to people in the area.
Several aftershocks hit the area, including a 4.6-magnitude one.