Despite the brevity of the quake, the tremor set off false alarms as far away as California and caused panic among some Puerto Ricans who felt the ground shake:
University student Samuel Donato told Elnuevodia.com that a building…at the University of Puerto Rico in Rio Piedras was evacuated…
“There were people with tears in their eyes and others impressed since we’ve never experienced something like this.” [ed. personal translation]
So far there are no deaths or casualties though the AFP is mentioning unconfirmed reports of collapsed buildings in Martinique's capital of Fort-de-France.
Sources (English)- BBC News, International herald Tribune, Monsters & Critics
Sources (Spanish)- ElNuevoDia.com, El Vocero de Puerto Rico
Image- BBC News
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