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Felt throughout Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic, and the US and British Islands. It is colloquially known as the 2010 Moca earthquake. 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 ...
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 ...
8 May – A state of emergency is declared in Puerto Rico due to heavy rains, flooding and landslides that leave one person missing. [5] 25 June – Puerto Rico announces its first island-wide heat advisory to all 78 municipalities due to predicted highs of 114°F (46°C) and widespread power outages. [6]
Hugo's path in the Caribbean. Hugo was the strongest storm to traverse the northeastern Caribbean since Hurricane David in 1979. [3] [11] The Sea, Lake, and Overland Surge from Hurricanes (SLOSH) model estimated that storm surge from Hugo led to coastal water levels 3–4 ft (0.91–1.22 m) above normal tidal heights along Saint Croix and the eastern end of Puerto Rico. [26]
Tropical Storm Isaias battered Puerto Rico on Thursday as it continued on a forecast track toward the U.S. mainland.
13 killed as heavy rains unleash landslide in Haiti, force planes near Puerto Rico to land elsewhere. May 3, 2024 at 4:54 PM ... Heavy rains also were reported in neighboring Puerto Rico, forcing ...
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.
Meteorologists on Tuesday for the first time issued a heat advisory for the entire island of Puerto Rico, struggling with chronic power outages as it broils under an unrelenting sun. All 78 of the ...