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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).
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 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 ...
More than 1,280 earthquakes have hit Puerto Rico’s southern region since Dec. 28, more than two dozen of them magnitude 4.5 or greater, according to the USGS. Experts seek answers behind ...
The quake was the strongest shake yet since a magnitude 6.4 quake -- the strongest to hit the island in a century.
A 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck 49 miles off the northwest coast of Puerto Rico late Monday evening.
This is a list of earthquakes in 1943. ... December 1 = 8 7.1: 0 Empire of ... United States, northwest of Puerto Rico: 6.5: 35.0: Aftershock: August
More than 20 Louisiana state fire marshal employees are heading to Puerto Rico on Thursday to help with earthquake recovery efforts. Gov. John Bel Edwards announced the plans Wednesday after ...