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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 ...
This is a list of notable earthquakes that had epicentres in Spain, or significantly affected the country. Earthquakes M5.5+ (1900–2016) Mediterranean Geology
Note: The inclusion criteria for adding events are based on WikiProject Earthquakes' notability guideline that was developed for stand alone articles. The principles described also apply to lists. The principles described also apply to lists.
The quake was the strongest shake yet since a magnitude 6.4 quake -- the strongest to hit the island in a century.
A pie chart comparing the seismic moment release of the three largest earthquakes for the hundred-year period from 1906 to 2005 with that for all earthquakes of magnitudes <6, 6 to 7, 7 to 8, and >8 for the same period. The 2011 Japan quake would be roughly similar to Sumatra. Earthquakes of magnitude 8.0 and greater from 1900 to 2018.
About two-thirds of Puerto Rico is still without power after a 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck on Tuesday — the strongest one to hit the island in more than 100 years. Many are also without ...
Puerto Rico governor Wanda Vázquez Garced declared a state of emergency on January 7 [30] and mobilized the Puerto Rico National Guard. On January 8, the day after the main quake, the Ponce municipal government registered 1,111 residents in city shelters, "not including hundreds more" who drove to government-designated meeting sites, such as ...
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