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Mail Online   04 February 2020   Puerto Rico  
<p>A magnitude 5.0 aftershock rattled southern Puerto Rico on Tuesday, causing some cracks but no reported injuries in a region that has been shaken by continuing quakes for more than a month.<br />Officials in the southwest coastal town of Guayanilla reported ...
Space.com   14 January 2020   Puerto Rico  
<p>The swarm of earthquakes that have rocked Puerto Rico recently left marks that are visible from space.<br>About 2,000 quakes have shaken Puerto Rico since late December, with the most powerful a 6.4-magnitude temblor that took place last Tuesday (Jan. 7), ...
Mirror   24 September 2019   Puerto Rico  
<p>A 6.3-magnitude earthquake has been recorded off the north coast of Puerto Rico.<br />The United States Geological Survey said the tremor struck north of the province of Isabela.<br />There were no immediate reports of casualties or damage from the earthquake, ...
New Scientist   26 September 2017   Puerto Rico   Rio Guajataca  
<p>&ldquo;Stay away or be swept away.&rdquo; This grim advice was issued to the people of Puerto Rico by the US National Weather Service on Monday, after a dam overwhelmed by rainfall from Hurricane Maria developed a large fissure.</p> <p>The Guajataca Dam ...
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