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Secuencia del Terremoto en Puerto Rico, 2020 (hasta enero 16, 2020)
Secuencia del Terremoto en Puerto Rico, 2020 (hasta enero 16, 2020)
Secuencia del Terremoto en Puerto Rico, 2020 (hasta enero 16, 2020)

Terremotos detectados entre diciembre 28, 2019 hasta enero 16, 2020. Sujeto a actualizaciones.

>300 M3+ terremotos* registrados

desde dic 28, 2019 (dentro de 40km) suficientemente fuerte como para ser sentido

10 M5+ terremotos* registrados

Terremotos detectados entre diciembre 28, 2019 hasta enero 16, 2020. Sujeto a actualizaciones.

>300 M3+ terremotos* registrados

desde dic 28, 2019 (dentro de 40km) suficientemente fuerte como para ser sentido

10 M5+ terremotos* registrados

liquefaction
Liquefaction and lateral spread from M6.4 earthquake in Puerto Rico
Liquefaction and lateral spread from M6.4 earthquake in Puerto Rico
Liquefaction and lateral spread from M6.4 earthquake in Puerto Rico

USGS scientists were deployed to assess land deformation and movement after a large M6.4 earthquake struck Puerto Rico on January 7, 2020. Here is an example of a lateral spread near a stream in Ponce, Puerto Rico.

USGS scientists were deployed to assess land deformation and movement after a large M6.4 earthquake struck Puerto Rico on January 7, 2020. Here is an example of a lateral spread near a stream in Ponce, Puerto Rico.

lateral spread
Liquefaction and lateral spread near stream in Ponce, Puerto Rico
Liquefaction and lateral spread near stream in Ponce, Puerto Rico
Liquefaction and lateral spread near stream in Ponce, Puerto Rico

USGS scientists were deployed to assess land deformation and movement after a large M6.4 earthquake struck Puerto Rico on January 7, 2020. Here is an example of a lateral spread near a stream in Ponce, Puerto Rico.

USGS scientists were deployed to assess land deformation and movement after a large M6.4 earthquake struck Puerto Rico on January 7, 2020. Here is an example of a lateral spread near a stream in Ponce, Puerto Rico.

land movement
Inspecting boardwalk in Ponce, Puerto Rico
Inspecting boardwalk in Ponce, Puerto Rico
Inspecting boardwalk in Ponce, Puerto Rico

USGS scientists were deployed to assess land deformation and movement after a large M6.4 earthquake struck Puerto Rico on January 7, 2020. The boardwalk in Ponce, Puerto Rico was damaged by the quake.

USGS scientists were deployed to assess land deformation and movement after a large M6.4 earthquake struck Puerto Rico on January 7, 2020. The boardwalk in Ponce, Puerto Rico was damaged by the quake.

land movement
Landslide near Ponce, Puerto Rico
Landslide near Ponce, Puerto Rico
Landslide near Ponce, Puerto Rico

USGS scientists were deployed to assess land deformation and movement after a large M6.4 earthquake struck Puerto Rico on January 7, 2020. This landslide was discovered along a neighborhood road near Ponce, Puerto Rico.

USGS scientists were deployed to assess land deformation and movement after a large M6.4 earthquake struck Puerto Rico on January 7, 2020. This landslide was discovered along a neighborhood road near Ponce, Puerto Rico.

land movement
House damaged by rock fall in Puerto Rico
House damaged by rock fall in Puerto Rico
House damaged by rock fall in Puerto Rico

USGS scientists were deployed to assess land deformation and movement after a large M6.4 earthquake struck Puerto Rico on January 7, 2020. Here is an example of a rockfall damage to a house in Ponce, Puerto Rico.

USGS scientists were deployed to assess land deformation and movement after a large M6.4 earthquake struck Puerto Rico on January 7, 2020. Here is an example of a rockfall damage to a house in Ponce, Puerto Rico.

land movement
Rockfall in Ponce, Puerto Rico
Rockfall in Ponce, Puerto Rico
Rockfall in Ponce, Puerto Rico

USGS scientists were deployed to assess land deformation and movement after a large M6.4 earthquake struck Puerto Rico on January 7, 2020. Here is an example of rockfall material in the yard of a house in Ponce, Puerto Rico.

USGS scientists were deployed to assess land deformation and movement after a large M6.4 earthquake struck Puerto Rico on January 7, 2020. Here is an example of rockfall material in the yard of a house in Ponce, Puerto Rico.

land movement
Lateral spread near creek in Ponce, Puerto Rico
Lateral spread near creek in Ponce, Puerto Rico
Lateral spread near creek in Ponce, Puerto Rico

USGS scientists, like Dr. Alex Grant, were deployed to assess land deformation and movement after a large M6.4 earthquake struck Puerto Rico on January 7, 2020. Here is an example of a lateral spread near a creek in Ponce, Puerto Rico.

USGS scientists, like Dr. Alex Grant, were deployed to assess land deformation and movement after a large M6.4 earthquake struck Puerto Rico on January 7, 2020. Here is an example of a lateral spread near a creek in Ponce, Puerto Rico.

land movement
Inspecting boardwalk in Ponce, Puerto Rico
Inspecting boardwalk in Ponce, Puerto Rico
Inspecting boardwalk in Ponce, Puerto Rico

USGS scientists were deployed to assess land deformation and movement after a large M6.4 earthquake struck Puerto Rico on January 7, 2020. The boardwalk in Ponce, Puerto Rico was damaged by the quake.

USGS scientists were deployed to assess land deformation and movement after a large M6.4 earthquake struck Puerto Rico on January 7, 2020. The boardwalk in Ponce, Puerto Rico was damaged by the quake.

land movement
Inspecting boardwalk in Ponce, Puerto Rico
Inspecting boardwalk in Ponce, Puerto Rico
Inspecting boardwalk in Ponce, Puerto Rico

USGS scientists were deployed to assess land deformation and movement after a large M6.4 earthquake struck Puerto Rico on January 7, 2020. The boardwalk in Ponce, Puerto Rico was damaged by the quake.

USGS scientists were deployed to assess land deformation and movement after a large M6.4 earthquake struck Puerto Rico on January 7, 2020. The boardwalk in Ponce, Puerto Rico was damaged by the quake.

USGS team with Wanda Vazquez-Garced, governor of Puerto Rico
USGS Earthquake Response team with governor of Puerto Rico
USGS Earthquake Response team with governor of Puerto Rico
USGS Earthquake Response team with governor of Puerto Rico

USGS team with Wanda Vazquez-Garced, governor of Puerto Rico. From left to right: Lindsay Davis, Wanda Vazquez, Dianne Lopez-Trujillo, Jonathan Godt, Donyelle Davis, Alex Grant

Three people looking at instrumentation
Analyzing Earthquake Data in Puerto Rico
Analyzing Earthquake Data in Puerto Rico
Analyzing Earthquake Data in Puerto Rico

USGS scientists Thomas L. Pratt and Alena L. Leads, along with Dr. Elizabeth Vanacore, associate research professor at University of Puerto Rico, analyze data in earthquake monitoring and recording equipment amid aftershocks across the island's southern coast.

USGS scientists Thomas L. Pratt and Alena L. Leads, along with Dr. Elizabeth Vanacore, associate research professor at University of Puerto Rico, analyze data in earthquake monitoring and recording equipment amid aftershocks across the island's southern coast.

seismic stations
Installing a temporary seismometer
Installing a temporary seismometer
Installing a temporary seismometer

Photo (L-R) Jose Cancel of Puerto Rico Seismic Network (PRSN), Alena Leeds of USGS and Javier Santiago of PRSN install a temporary seismometer at Sabana Yeguas in southwestern Puerto Rico on Jan. 10, 2020.

Photo (L-R) Jose Cancel of Puerto Rico Seismic Network (PRSN), Alena Leeds of USGS and Javier Santiago of PRSN install a temporary seismometer at Sabana Yeguas in southwestern Puerto Rico on Jan. 10, 2020.

Camden Bay
Camden Bay from west-central ANWR-1002 Area
Camden Bay from west-central ANWR-1002 Area
Camden Bay from west-central ANWR-1002 Area

Northward view towards Camden Bay from west-central Arctic National Wildlife Refuge-1002 Area near the Katakturuk River. Patterns in foreground are permafrost polygons.

Northward view towards Camden Bay from west-central Arctic National Wildlife Refuge-1002 Area near the Katakturuk River. Patterns in foreground are permafrost polygons.

near Okerokorik River
ANWR-1002 Area near Okerokorik River
ANWR-1002 Area near Okerokorik River
ANWR-1002 Area near Okerokorik River

Northward view from southeastern corner of Arctic National Wildlife Refuge-1002 Area near Okerokorik River showing gently rolling topography typical of the southern coastal plain.

Northward view from southeastern corner of Arctic National Wildlife Refuge-1002 Area near Okerokorik River showing gently rolling topography typical of the southern coastal plain.

west of the Aichilik River
ANWR-1002 Area west of the Aichilik River
ANWR-1002 Area west of the Aichilik River
ANWR-1002 Area west of the Aichilik River

View to the northeast from near the eastern boundary of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge-1002 Area west of the Aichilik River.

View to the northeast from near the eastern boundary of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge-1002 Area west of the Aichilik River.

oil-saturated sand, sandstone, and concretions
oil-saturated sand, sandstone, and concretions along the Jago River
oil-saturated sand, sandstone, and concretions along the Jago River
oil-saturated sand, sandstone, and concretions along the Jago River

Geologists examine oil-saturated sand (unconsolidated), sandstone (dark orange-brown rocks), and concretions (light orange rocks) along the Jago River in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge-1002 Area, about 18 miles southeast of Kaktovik.  

Geologists examine oil-saturated sand (unconsolidated), sandstone (dark orange-brown rocks), and concretions (light orange rocks) along the Jago River in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge-1002 Area, about 18 miles southeast of Kaktovik.  

near the Canning River Delta
View to the southeast from near the Canning River Delta
View to the southeast from near the Canning River Delta
View to the southeast from near the Canning River Delta

View to the southeast from near the Canning River Delta. Visible in foreground are permafrost polygons cut by caribou trails. 


Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

View to the southeast from near the Canning River Delta. Visible in foreground are permafrost polygons cut by caribou trails. 


Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

Canning River Delta with thin barrier island
Canning River Delta with thin barrier island and ice pack
Canning River Delta with thin barrier island and ice pack
Canning River Delta with thin barrier island and ice pack

Northward view to coast of Canning River Delta with thin barrier island and ice pack beyond.

along Sabbath Creek
along Sabbath Creek, a tributary of the Jago River
along Sabbath Creek, a tributary of the Jago River
along Sabbath Creek, a tributary of the Jago River

Northward view towards Kaktovik from southeastern Arctic National Wildlife Refuge-1002 Area. Location is along Sabbath Creek, a tributary of the Jago River.

Northward view towards Kaktovik from southeastern Arctic National Wildlife Refuge-1002 Area. Location is along Sabbath Creek, a tributary of the Jago River.

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