Washington, Jan. 26 -- A 5.0-magnitude earthquake rocked Puerto Rico on Saturday, as the Caribbean island has experienced tremors nearly on a daily basis since late December.

The quake occurred at 4:20 p.m. local time (2020 GMT), with its epicentre around 16 km south of Indios in the southern part of the island and a shallow depth of 13 km, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.At least one small landslide was reported as a result of the latest quake, according to local media.

"We felt it really hard," said Danny Hernandez, a spokesman for the town of Guayanilla near the epicentre.

He told local media that authorities were patrolling the area to investigate any potential damage.

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