6.1 earthquake shakes Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico

 
By The Associated Press
Published: October 11, 2008

ST. JOHN, U.S. Virgin Islands - A strong earthquake jolted people awake Saturday in the U.S. and British Virgin Islands and nearby Puerto Rico . There were no immediate reports of damages.

The magnitude 6.1 quake was the strongest to hit Puerto Rico in 20 years, according to Christa von Hillebrandt , director of the seismic network on the Mayaguez campus of the University of Puerto Rico .

The U.S. Geol...


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