The process of determining the damage left behind after an earthquake shook Puerto Rico earlier this week is underway, even as parts of the island remain without power and it remains under threat of more tremors.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency, or FEMA, is making aid available and assisting with damage assessment after the 6.4 magnitude quake rocked the island before dawn on Tuesday. It was one of about 500 earthquakes of magnitude 2 or greater that have rattled the area since December 28, according to the US Geological Survey. The earthquake left one man dead, caused dozens of homes and other structures to crumble and left about two-thirds of residents in the dark.
said the probability of this scenario is 84%.There a 14% chance of what is called a doublet, which is two large earthquakes of a similar size occurring in a similar location, the
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