A 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck near Puerto Rico rousing and scaring many from their sleep in the US territory.

The US Geological Survey said the quake struck 49 miles off the island’s northwest coast at a shallow depth of 6 miles. Three aftershocks, of magnitude 4.7 and 4.6, also hit within less than an hour in the same region at the same depth.

A spokesperson for the island’s Emergency Management Agency, told the Associated Press that there were no immediate reports of damage and that there was no risk of tsunami.

As emergency management officials were already on alert for the approaching Tropical Depression Karen, they were able to communicate quickly with mayors and others across the island to check on any damage.

The National Guard also had been activated for the storm, and schools and government offices remained closed as heavy rains were forecast for Puerto Rico on Tuesday, with warnings of possible flooding and landslides.

The earthquake was felt across Puerto Rico and was the strongest to hit the island in recent years.

While Puerto Rico experiences very small earthquakes on a regular basis that no one feels, seismologists have said it’s rare for bigger ones to strike the island.

The last strong quake to shake the island in recent years occurred in January 2014, when a magnitude-6.4 tremor struck after midnight just north of the island’s north coast at a depth of 17 miles. Some 70 aftershocks were reported afterward, with at least three of magnitude 3.5 or greater.

The most damaging earthquake to hit Puerto Rico in recent history occurred in October 1918, when a magnitude-7.3 quake struck near the island’s northwest coast, causing a tsunami and killing 116 people.

The Biblical Prophecies (Matthew 24, Luke 21) foretell that earthquakes are a sign of the Last Days revealing we are nearing the end of this age and the appearance of Jesus Christ.

These events and conditions happening now are signs pointing to the nearing fulfillment of the Last Days prophecies at the end of this age revealing it’s time to prepare for the nearing appearance of Jesus Christ for His Church by being born again spiritually into the Kingdom of God as Jesus said we must (John 3) and His Apostles who were authorized (Matthew 16:19) described how (Acts 2).

Preparing those Biblically born again into the Kingdom of God to be ready to escape all the things that will come to pass, in the wrath of the tribulation of Revelation prophecy that comes upon the world of disobedience, as the born again Church is not appointed unto wrath but instead to salvation through the Lord Jesus Christ.

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