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Earthquakes in Puerto Rico have changed the landscape. Satellites can see it from space.
The island’s ground has shifted.
The swarm of earthquakes that have rocked Puerto Rico recently left marks that are visible from space.
About 2,000 quakes have shaken Puerto Rico since late December, with the most powerful a 6.4-magnitude temblor that took place last Tuesday (Jan. 7), centered just off the island’s southwest coast. MORE…

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Taal volcano spews ash; Philippines evacuating residents, watching for tsunami
an. 12, 2020 at 10:42 a.m. AKST
MANILA — The Philippines is bracing for a major eruption from one of its most active volcanoes amid escalating agitation Sunday that sent ash spewing as far as the capital and prompted the evacuation of thousands.
The column of ash released from the Taal volcano in Batangas province, almost two hours south of the capital, rose six to nine miles at around 5:30 p.m. local time.MORE…

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M 6.0 – 131km ENE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea
2020-01-07 19:11:35 (UTC)5.155°S 151.258°E116.8 km depth
Nearby Places
Kimbe, West New Britain, Papua New Guinea
131.7 km (81.9 mi) WSW
Population: 18847
Kokopo, East New Britain, Papua New Guinea
144 km (89.5 mi) NE
Population: 26273
Kavieng, New Ireland, Papua New Guinea
291.9 km (181.4 mi) N

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