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-Signs, Portents, and the Weather-
Puerto Rico hit by 5.8-magnitude earthquake
2020-01-07
[NYPOST] A 5.8-magnitude earthquake struck Puerto Rico early Monday, causing power outages and damage to homes, according to the US Geological Survey.
Clearly, this is Trump's fault. "Send us money"
Its epicenter was recorded around 6:32 a.m. at a shallow depth of 6 miles off the coast of the Caribbean island, 8 miles south of Indios, the agency said.

There were power outages reported in some parts of Puerto Rico following the quake, and residents in coastal towns posted photos of partially collapsed homes, as well as large boulders obstructing roads.

Angel Vasquez, emergency management director for the southern coastal city of Ponce, said it was one of the latest in a series of quakes over the last week to hit the region.

The quakes have ranged in magnitude from 4.7 to 5.1, with some cracking homes and leading products to fall off supermarket shelves.

"This is one of the strongest quakes to date since it started shaking on Dec. 28," Vasquez said. "It lasted a long time."

Posted by:Fred

#8  Progress Island, USA.
Posted by: charger   2020-01-07 18:04  

#7  How will Yulin Cruz get her custom t-shirt printed for this one?
Posted by: Frank G   2020-01-07 11:43  

#6  PR can't catch a break.
Posted by: JohnQC   2020-01-07 11:24  

#5  Is there really anything left to destroy at this point?
Posted by: DarthVader   2020-01-07 09:43  

#4  And their power is out....again.

Outage map here

You have to hover and click on the individual 'zones' for the areas affected. Only found a couple areas where there was no loss.
Posted by: Mullah Richard   2020-01-07 08:31  

#3  Video: Powerful 6.6-magnitude earthquake destroys buildings and triggers a small tsunami in Puerto Rico a day after tremors destroyed the island's famed Playa Ventana rock formation
Posted by: Skidmark   2020-01-07 07:43  

#2  Those poor guys can't catch a break - Hurricanes, earthquakes and Democrats,
Posted by: Mercutio   2020-01-07 07:25  

#1  I'm still waiting for the plague of locust and boils, along with their big river turning to blood.
Posted by: Procopius2k   2020-01-07 07:19  

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