Puerto Rico earthquakes cause heavy damage across island and knock out power

A magnitude 5.9 earthquake shook Puerto Rico Saturday morning, causing a landslide in the southern municipality of Peñuelas.

The quake at 8:54 a.m. local time struck 8 miles southeast of Guanica at a shallow depth of 3 miles, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. It is the most recent in a string of quakes and aftershocks that have left thousands on the island without power and water.

Preliminary reports by the USGS said the quake was a magnitude 6.0 at a depth of 6 miles.

The quake caused outages across the island, including areas of Lares, Adjuntas, Ponce and San German, according to Puerto Rico's Electric Power Authority.

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