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Puerto Rico earthquake 2010 Christmas Eve

“It lasted about 30 seconds and felt hard. Some guests did get a little scared,” said Venus Nevarez, an employee at the El San Juan Hotel and Casino. She said nothing broke and that all the guests were fine. A magnitude 5.1 earthquake hit Puerto Rico on Friday, rattling residents but causing no immediate reports of damage. The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake, which occurred at 7:43 p.m. (6:43 p.m. ET), stuck about 15 miles (25 kilometers) south of San Juan. It was some 64 miles deep, the

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Puerto Rico earthquake 2010 Christmas Eve

Puerto Rico earthquake 2010

Earthquake in Puerto Rico has reminded the world once again the devastating effects of jolts in Haiti and it also has raised concerns about seismic activities as right from the beginning of 2010, the area is under constant seismic turbulence. A 5.7 magnitude earthquake hits Puerto Rico quite early on Sunday at about 1:16 a.m. The quake hit at 1:16 a.m., 4 miles from the small community of Espino on the western side of the island and 63 miles from the capital, San Juan. It was recorded at a dep

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Perth earthquake 2010

A view of Hannan street, the main thoroughfare for the West Australian goldfields town of Kalgoorlie, 595 kms east of Perth. The biggest earthquake in 50 years rattled Western Australia#39;s Goldfields region on Tuesday, damaging buildings but not causing any injuries, according to officials.… Read more » Western Australia#39;s Kalgoorlie city was on Tuesday rocked by the biggest earthquake to hit the region in 50 years, damaging several buildings and causing the Kalgoorlie gold mine to be evac

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