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A 5.8-magnitude quake hit Puerto Rico before dawn Monday, unleashing small landslides, causing power outages and severely cracking some homes.<\/p>\n

It was one of the strongest quakes yet to hit the US\u00a0territory that has been shaking for the past week.<\/p>

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There were no immediate reports of casualties.<\/p>

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Another quake measured at magnitude 5.1 struck later Monday\u00a0at 10:51 a.m., shaking power lines and frightening residents of southern Puerto Rico who had been waiting outside their homes due to fears the buildings were damaged and unstable.<\/p>\n

The first quake struck at 6:32 a.m. just south of the island at a relatively shallow depth of six miles, according to the U.S. Geological Service.<\/p>

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There was no tsunami threat, officials said.<\/p>\n

Power outages were reported in some parts of Puerto Rico following the quake, Angel Vazquez, emergency management director for the southern coastal city of Ponce, told The Associated Press.<\/p>

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