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Offline TomSea

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5.0 magnitude earthquake hits southern Puerto Rico amid ongoing tremors
« on: January 26, 2020, 04:29:34 am »
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5.0 magnitude earthquake hits southern Puerto Rico amid ongoing tremors
January 25, 2020 / 6:34 PM / AP

A 5.0 magnitude earthquake hit southern Puerto Rico on Saturday at a shallow depth, raising concerns about unstable infrastructure in a region that has been hit by quakes every day for nearly a month. At least one small landslide was reported.

The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake occurred at a depth of eight miles around the southern coastal town of Guayanilla, located close to the epicenters of most of the recent earthquakes.

"We felt it really hard," town spokesman Danny Hernandez told The Associated Press, saying authorities were patrolling the area to investigate any potential damage.

See more at: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/5-0-magnitude-earthquake-hits-southern-puerto-rico-amid-ongoing-tremors-2020-01-25/
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Re: 5.0 magnitude earthquake hits southern Puerto Rico amid ongoing tremors
« Reply #1 on: January 26, 2020, 08:35:11 am »
Puerto Rico is criss-crossed with faults. Small wonder that the likely stress redistribution from earlier earthquakes is manifested as releases on other faults. There will probably be more as the system reaches equilibrium.
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Re: 5.0 magnitude earthquake hits southern Puerto Rico amid ongoing tremors
« Reply #2 on: January 26, 2020, 11:55:59 pm »
With all these quakes, maybe Puerto Rico is gettin' ready for a Krakatoa-style crack-up...  ;)
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