5.8 ~ UPGRADED TO 6.4 EQ Puerto Rico! 6:32AM ~ + Dutchsinse EQ report & CERN ANTIPODE IS? Hot Blob off New Zealand???
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Subject: 5.8 ~ UPGRADED TO 6.4 EQ Puerto Rico! 6:32AM ~ + Dutchsinse EQ report & CERN ANTIPODE IS? Hot Blob off New Zealand??? Mon Jan 06, 2020 10:35 am
https://apnews.com/3281a57a610c3fabbc65817e59f79633 5.8UPGRADE TO 6.4 magnitude quake strikes Puerto Rico, damaging homes By DANICA COTO8 minutes ago
1 of 6 Cars are crushed under a home that collapsed after an earthquake hit Guanica, Puerto Rico, Monday, Jan. 6, 2020. A 5.8-magnitude quake hit Puerto Rico before dawn Monday, unleashing small landslides, causing power outages and severely cracking some homes. There were no immediate reports of casualties. (AP Photo/Carlos Giusti) GUÁNICA, Puerto Rico (AP) — A 5.8-magnitude quake hit Puerto Rico before dawn Monday, unleashing small landslides, causing power outages and severely cracking some homes. It was one of the strongest quakes yet to hit the U.S. territory that has been shaking for the past week. There were no immediate reports of casualties. The quake was followed by a string of smaller temblors, including another quake measured at magnitude 5 that struck later Monday, at 10:51 a.m. (1451 GMT), shaking power lines and frightening residents of southern Puerto Rico who had been waiting outside their homes due to fears the buildings were damaged and unstable.
The first quake struck at 6:32 a.m. (1032 GMT) just south of the island at a relatively shallow depth of 10 kilometers (6 miles), according to the U.S. Geological Service. There was no tsunami threat, officials said. Power outages were reported in some parts of Puerto Rico following the quake, Angel Vazquez, emergency management director for the southern coastal city of Ponce, told The Associated Press. “This is one of the strongest quakes to date since it started shaking on Dec. 28,” he said. “It lasted a long time.” Helicopters buzzed overhead as terrified residents jumped up from their folding chairs every time the earth shook, yelling at others to stay away from power lines. Few people dared go back inside their homes, but José Quiñones, 54, had no choice. His 80-year-old mother had heart problems and was lying in bed. Dozens of people in a neighborhood called Hope in the southwest town of Guánica walked around with their phones and yelled out the magnitude of the latest earthquakes as they tried to calm children who were forced to open their presents on Three Kings Day, a religious holiday, on streets and sidewalks. “This is hell,” said Alberto Rodríguez, 43, whose home collapsed on its side as the smell of gas filled the air. “We haven’t slept... you can’t remain calm here. Guánica is no longer a safe place.” Less than a block away, Silvestre Alicea surveyed his home whose foundation collapsed on his bright blue 1977 Toyota Corolla, a prized possession. He jumped from his balcony as the home collapsed. Alicea had lived in New York for years until he retired to Guánica two years ago to live in the home he spent 15 years building. He doesn’t have insurance. In this working class neighborhood, people shared soda and snacks as they sought shelter from a harsh sun, careful to stay away from homes whose columns and foundations were heavily cracked.
Many already had bags packed in their cars with a change of clothes, food, water and medicine. Some like Noelia De Jesús, 69, and her husband, who uses a wheelchair, didn’t know where they would spend the night. Government officials who inspected their home earlier in the morning said it was unsafe to live in and advised them to stay elsewhere. “Everything broke, including the TV,” she said. “This is horrible.” Puerto Rico doesn’t have a public earthquake warning system, except for sirens that are supposed to ring in case of a tsunami. Residents in this neighborhood criticized the government for what they believe is a lack of action. Dr. Sindia Alvarado, who lives in the southern coastal town of Penuelas, said she was petrified. “My entire family woke up screaming,” she said. “I though the house was going to crack in half.” The flurry of quakes in Puerto Rico’s southern region began the night of Dec. 28, with quakes ranging in magnitude from 4.7 to 5.1. Previous quakes of lesser magnitudes in recent days have cracked homes and led to goods falling off supermarket shelves. Victor Huerfano, director of Puerto Rico’s Seismic Network, told the AP that shallow quakes were occurring along three faults in Puerto Rico’s southwest region: Lajas Valley, Montalva Point and the Guayanilla Canyon. He said the quakes overall come as the North American plate and the Caribbean plate squeezes Puerto Rico, and that it was unclear when they would stop or if bigger quakes would occur. One of the largest and most damaging earthquakes to hit Puerto Rico occurred in October 1918, when a 7.3-magnitude quake struck near the island’s northwest coast, unleashing a tsunami and killing 116 people.
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Subject: Re: 5.8 ~ UPGRADED TO 6.4 EQ Puerto Rico! 6:32AM ~ + Dutchsinse EQ report & CERN ANTIPODE IS? Hot Blob off New Zealand??? Tue Jan 07, 2020 7:51 am
A very shallow, M6.5 earthquake shook the entire island of Puerto Rico on January 7, 2020.
This the strongest quake in a flurry of more than 1200 tremors to strike the U.S. territory in recent days.
The M6.5 earthquake hit Puerto Rico on January 7, 2020 at 08:24:27 (UTC) at a depth of 10km (6.2 miles). Map via USGS The shallow, 6.2-mile-deep quake struck at 8:24 a.m. (UTC) or 4:24 a.m local time, just south of the island. More than 340 felt reports have been submitted on the USGS homepage. Several aftershocks are still rumbling the islanders. A tsunami alert was initially issued for Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, but officials said there is no risk of tsunami. So, there are currently no tsunami warning, advisory, watch, or threat, and no deaths or injuries have been reported yet. According to several tweets, most of the island is without electricity. Everyone is awake and shaken up.
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[ltr]Most of the island is without electricity after a strong quake was felt throughout.
4:22am.
Everyone is awake. Shaken up. Pray for Puerto Rico.[/ltr]
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[ltr]Was wrenched from sleep by an earthquake that is 6.6 on the Richter scale. Electricity is out all over Puerto Rico. Everybody is awake & scared all over. Communication networks immediately put to use to call each other and check on each other. #TemblorPR #PuertoRicoEarthquake[/ltr]
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This strong M6.5 earthquake follows a M5.8 quake that struck early Monday morning and during which five homes collapsed in Guanica. The monday’s quake also triggered small landslides and power outages, but not as widespread as today’s tremblor.
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Brian Olson@mrbrianolson
[ltr]Do not underestimate the power of a “moderate earthquake” (M5.8 in this case). The shaking collapsed the upper arch of the window at Punta Ventana beach in southwestern Puerto Rico this morning. https://twitter.com/uprmetlab/status/1214149878428917760 …[/ltr]
UPRM Meteorological Laboratory@UPRMetLab
[GUAYANILLA] Desaparece la ventana natural en Punta Ventana, Guayanilla.
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The head of Puerto Rico’s Emergency Management Agency, Carlos Acevedo, said Tuesday’s quake was the strongest since the first in a swarm jolted the island Dec. 28. Meanwhile, more than 1,200 earthquakes have been recorded in the region. Although Puerto Rico sits in a seismically active area, a M6.5 earthquake a larger event for the region. A M7.7 earthquake hit on July 7, 1943. The M6.0 quake on September 24, 2019, was the largest earthquake to strike the U.S. territory in five years.
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Subject: Re: 5.8 ~ UPGRADED TO 6.4 EQ Puerto Rico! 6:32AM ~ + Dutchsinse EQ report & CERN ANTIPODE IS? Hot Blob off New Zealand???
5.8 ~ UPGRADED TO 6.4 EQ Puerto Rico! 6:32AM ~ + Dutchsinse EQ report & CERN ANTIPODE IS? Hot Blob off New Zealand???
Subject: 5.8 ~ UPGRADED TO 6.4 EQ Puerto Rico! 6:32AM ~ + Dutchsinse EQ report & CERN ANTIPODE IS? Hot Blob off New Zealand??? 
Mon Jan 06, 2020 10:35 am
