11:22pm Recommended actions: persons located in/near the ocean should move out of the waters, off the beach and away from the harbor.
Acciones recomendadas: personas cerca o en el agua deben alejarse de las aguas, fuera de las playas y alejados de los puertos.
— NWS San Juan (@NWSSanJuan) January 10, 2018
The Associated Press writes that the northern coast of Honduras closet to the epicenter is sparsely populated — much of it covered by nature reserves. Some in the capital of Tegucigalpa said they did not feel the quake.
President Juan Orlando Hernandez wrote on Twitter that Honduras activated its emergency system and asked people to remain calm.
AP writes that Puerto Rico’s public safety secretary Hector Pesquera said that authorities were monitoring the coastlines of 46 municipalities on the U.S. territory.
“It’s important that people do not go into the water and stay away from the shoreline,” Pesquera said.
USGS originally documented the earthquake as magnitude 7.8.
This is a developing story, please check back for latest updates.
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