A popular tourist rock formation in Puerto Rico has collapsed after a strong earthquake shook the island, damaging homes and causing power cuts.
The stone arch, known as Punta Ventana, was destroyed on Monday, when the earthquake hit.
The 5.8-magnitude quake struck at a depth of 6km (3.7 miles), off the Caribbean island’s southern coast.
No tsunami alerts were issued and no casualties have been reported.
There were, however, reports of severe damage to buildings, landslides and widespread power cuts after the earthquake, which struck at 06:32 local time (10:32 GMT).
Pictures of the aftermath, showing homes upended from their foundations and cars crushed under buildings, were posted to social media.
Among them was a picture of Punta Ventana after it had collapsed into the ocean, near the southern town of Guayanilla.
A local told the Miami Herald that Punta Ventana was “one of the biggest tourism draws of Guayanilla”.
“Playa Ventana has collapsed. Today our icon rests in everyone’s memory,” Glidden López, a press officer for Guayanilla council, wrote in a Facebook post.
In an earlier post, Mr López said the rock formation had been damaged by previous tremors in recent days.
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