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4 dead, 9 injured [6] Starting on December 28, 2019, [7] and progressing into 2020, the southwestern part of the island of Puerto Rico was struck by an earthquake swarm, [8] including 11 that were of magnitude 5 or greater. [9] The largest and most damaging of this sequence was a magnitude 6.4 Mw, which occurred on January 7 at 04:24 AST (08:24 ...
VI ( Strong) Casualties. None. The 2010 Aguas Buenas earthquake, also referred to as the 2010 Christmas Eve earthquake ( Spanish: Temblor de Nochebuena de 2010 ), occurred on December 24 at 7:43 p.m. local time in Aguas Buenas, Puerto Rico. [1] It measured 5.1 on the moment magnitude scale and had a maximum Mercalli intensity of VI ( Strong ).
The 2010 Moca earthquake, also referred to as the 2010 Puerto Rico earthquake ( Spanish: temblor de Puerto Rico de 2010 ), occurred on May 16 at 1:16 a.m. local time in Moca, Puerto Rico. [1] The earthquake measured 5.8 on the moment magnitude scale and had a maximum Mercalli intensity of VI ( Strong ). This was the largest earthquake to strike ...
In Puerto Rico, the highest rainfall total was 2.4 inches (61 mm) in Rio Piedras. August 22–23 – Tropical Storm Dean dropped heavy rainfall across Puerto Rico, peaking at 12.7 inches (322 mm) in Salinas. The passage of Dean resulted in widespread flooding in eastern and southern Puerto Rico, collapsing two bridges and one road.
The last tsunami to cause significant damage in Puerto Rico was on October 11, 1918 which was generated by the 1918 Aguadilla earthquake. There have been more recent tsunami events, such as in 1946, which did not cause significant damage to the island. The last earthquakes to cause loss of life were the 2020 southwestern Puerto Rico sequence of ...
1970 – Caribbean–Azores hurricane struck Puerto Rico as a tropical depression, it was the wettest tropical cyclone on record to affect Puerto Rico. The depression left 10,000 people homeless across Puerto Rico, with 3,000 housed in emergency shelters in San Juan. At least 600 houses were destroyed and another 1,000 damaged.
Arecibo Observatory. / 18.34417°N 66.75278°W / 18.34417; -66.75278. The Arecibo Observatory, also known as the National Astronomy and Ionosphere Center ( NAIC) and formerly known as the Arecibo Ionosphere Observatory, is an observatory in Barrio Esperanza, Arecibo, Puerto Rico owned by the US National Science Foundation (NSF).
BEIJING (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Friday protests at U.S. universities over U.S.-ally Israel's war in Gaza are a hallmark of American democracy, but criticized ...