Puerto Rico Rocked by 6.3 Earthquake While Bracing for Tropical Storm Karen

File photo showing Puerto Rico residents preparing for the arrival of Tropical Storm Dorian in Yabucoa, Puerto Rico, on Aug. 28, 2019. Joe Raedle/Getty Images

While Puerto Rico braced for impact from a tropical storm, the U.S. territory was hit by a 6.3-magnitude earthquake.

The National Weather Service said the epicenter of the quake was located about 44 miles north of the island. It added that neither Puerto Rico nor the neighboring U.S. Virgin Islands faced any threat of tsunamis.