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  2. List of earthquakes in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands

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    It caused minor damage in the western and northwestern regions of Puerto Rico, and a minor landslide that affected a portion of PR-111. It is the largest Puerto Rican earthquake to have occurred on land in recent times. [7] 2010-12-24: Aguas Buenas Puerto Rico: 5.1 V – – Felt throughout Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands.

  3. Hurricane Fiona causes ‘catastrophic’ damage, island-wide ...

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    A landslide caused a house to collapse in the Puerto Rican town of Barranquitas on Sunday, Sept. 18, 2022. Fiona made landfall in Puerto Rico shortly after 3 p.m. Sunday in the coastal town of ...

  4. 2019–20 Puerto Rico earthquakes - Wikipedia

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    Puerto Rico lies at the highly oblique convergent boundary between the Caribbean plate and the North American plate. A separate Puerto Rico–Virgin Islands microplate has been identified based on GPS observations. [24] To the north the North American plate is being subducted beneath this microplate along the Puerto Rico Trench.

  5. Hurricane Ernesto (2024) - Wikipedia

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    Sustained winds on the island of Culebra reached 86 mph (138 km/h), [46] where downed trees blocked roads and roofs were blown off. Over 728,000 households in Puerto Rico lost power, around half of the island. An additional 235,000 households suffered water outages. [53] United States President Joe Biden approved a disaster declaration for ...

  6. Storm Isaias unleashes flooding, landslides in Puerto Rico - AOL

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    Tropical Storm Isaias battered Puerto Rico on Thursday as it continued on a forecast track toward the U.S. mainland.

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  8. 1867 Virgin Islands earthquake and tsunami - Wikipedia

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    The 1867 Virgin Islands earthquake and tsunami occurred on November 18, at 14.45 in the Anegada Passage about 20 km southwest of Saint Thomas, Danish West Indies (now U.S. Virgin Islands). The M s 7.5 earthquake came just 20 days after the devastating San Narciso Hurricane in the same region.

  9. Rancho Palos Verdes faces 'unprecedented new scenario' over ...

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    Historical maps of the ancient landslide complex, including one from the California Geological Survey, documented the slide's boundary to be well north of the Portuguese Bend Reserve, almost ...