at 07:27 December 15, 2020 UTC, Location: Puerto Rico's public utility, PREPA said 99% of its customers' electricity has been restored following last week's 6.4 earthquake. Puerto Rico has been repeatedly battered with hurricanes and, most recently, massive earthquakes. Epicenter at 18.522, -68.8 After earthquakes, Puerto Rico’s major power plant to stay dark. “This is about prioritizing the lives of the people, of our children. 2020-12-15 20:11:17 UTC The engineers just write what they want to write, some of them are blank, some are more specific, others more general. USGS partners with the PRSN and the Puerto Rico Strong Motion Program at University of Puerto Rico Mayaguez to collect seismic data and monitor earthquakes in the region. at 20:23 December 15, 2020 UTC, Location: Today The turquoise and cream-colored, three-story building, which is located in the southern part of the island most affected by the tremors, fell like a deck of cards, each story flattening the one under it. (11.2 miles), Today (8.2 miles), Today “As we saw with the ex–secretary of education Julia Keleher and the government of Ricardo Rosselló, the money was always there for the subcontractors, the privatization schemes, and the buying and selling of political favors. They were the … The disasters have been worsened by the government’s lack of response to the earthquake’s devastation — especially on the island’s schools. After Earthquake Rocks Puerto Rico, Thousands Still Without Shelter Or Power Some 2,000 people have been displaced, according to one humanitarian group's … Guayanilla Schools are starting to reopen after a 6.4 magnitude earthquake rocked Puerto Rico in the early morning hours of January 7, the day after Three Kings’ Day. Epicenter at 17.958, -66.753 Epicenter at 18.008, -66.788 Unfortunately, the DOE has a different plan in mind. (3.2 miles), Today 3.2 km from (22.2 miles), 2020-12-14 16:24:12 UTC Guánica Monique is a member of the American Federation of Teachers and a supporter of the Movement of Rank and File Educators, the social justice caucus of the United Federation of Teachers. Catalyst, a new journal published by Jacobin, is out now. Guánica Puerto Rico’s southern coast was hit with a 6.5 magnitude earthquake. Entire neighborhoods of cement structures shifted and crumbled, leaving thousands of people homeless and many more living in precarious situations. They are paying $1,200 per school for subcontractors to conduct walk-through inspections that assess visible signs of structural damage from past earthquakes. Epicenter at 18.008, -66.845 The earthquake’s center was in the sea, south of Puerto Rico (star). Puerto Rico is currently on lockdown due to the Covid-19 crisis, which has made it harder for people affected by the earthquake to receive aid. Subscribe in print for $20 today! GUANICA, PUERTO RICO - JANUARY 7: A man walks past a destroyed store after a 6.4 earthquake hit just south of the island on January 7, 2020 in Guánica, Puerto Rico. 2020-12-15 19:31:16 UTC 2020-12-15 08:17:29 UTC Epicenter at 17.944, -66.916 Puerto Rico hit with 6.5 magnitude earthquake, island-wide blackout reported. The latest in a series of earthquakes and aftershocks struck off the southwest coast of Puerto Rico just before 9:00 a.m. on Saturday morning. Puerto Rico is struggling to recover after the island’s strongest earthquake in 100 years. If there aren’t any cracks, it means that the previous earthquake didn’t cause damage, but [based on that kind of inspection] I cannot guarantee that it can resist a bigger or future earthquake. This has had a devastating impact on many sectors including health, communication, electrical, as well as education. 2020-12-15 08:33:04 UTC Keleher, who is charged with corruption, bribery, and fraud, is now under investigation for giving away school land in San Juan to a developer in exchange for an apartment in a gentrifying neighborhood that she lived in for six months for $1 a month before buying it below market value. at 05:46 December 15, 2020 UTC, Location: “The problem is a lack of transparency, not a lack of funds,” twelfth-grade physics teacher Hugo J Delgado-Martí told me. Similar to the aftermath of Hurricane Maria, the […]. Aftershock Forecast The forecast for Jan. 10 indicates the likelihood of large magnitude aftershocks continues to decrease as we move further away from the Jan. 7, 2020, M 6.4 earthquake. A 5.2 magnitude aftershock hit Puerto Rico's southern coast on Friday afternoon, days after an earthquake shook the island and left much of it without power. 7.2 km from 3.2 km from Epicenter at 17.924, -66.979 Puerto Rico has been repeatedly battered with hurricanes and, most recently, massive earthquakes. Monique Dols is an NYC-based socialist and early childhood educator who has been involved in global justice, antiwar, and solidarity movements. at 19:42 December 14, 2020 UTC, Location: 2020-12-15 07:27:16 UTC Guánica There isn’t even a format that the engineers are supposed to follow. 17.2 km from 2020-12-15 00:39:04 UTC at 09:10 December 14, 2020 UTC, Location: 74.2 km from 2.2 km from (1.2 miles), Today Stella Our new issue, “Failure Is an Option,” is out now. 2020-12-15 13:23:29 UTC 8.2 km from Our new issue – asking whether the US is a failed state – is out now. But in Puerto Rico, where there is a severe economic crisis, high unemployment, low wages, and a very high cost of living, there is also a fight underway over where the vast resources of society should be spent. Keleher also closed hundreds of structurally sound schools while cramming children into inferior, overcrowded facilities. (3.2 miles), Today 5.2 km from The U.S. Geological Service reported that a 5.8-magnitude earthquake hit Puerto Rico early Monday morning, according to The Associated Press. 2.2 km from The disasters have been worsened by the government’s lack of response to the earthquake’s devastation — especially on the island’s schools. We discuss why the United States’ institutional breakdown won’t stop after Trump leaves office and what can be done to improve things for working people. Puerto Rico’s southern coast was hit with a 6.5 magnitude earthquake. (5.2 miles), Today The Frente Amplio en Defensa de la Educación Pública (FADEP), a coalition of educator unions, community groups, and parent associations, is demanding that the government take the safety of school communities more seriously. at 20:11 December 15, 2020 UTC, Location: Epicenter at 18.003, -66.736 Puerto Rico has had: (M1.5 or greater) 14 earthquakes in the past 24 hours 100 earthquakes in the past 7 days; 454 earthquakes in the past 30 days; 9,434 earthquakes in the past 365 days This must include: first aid training; emotional support services for staff; emergency and earthquake management workshops; discussions of the specific emergency protocols in each school with their unique circumstances; a reevaluation and reworking of school structures in order to create smaller class sizes that are more manageable in the case of an emergency; a familiarization with evacuation routes and meet-up points at each campus; as well as a discussion of the walk-through inspections that were done. Fuig Schools are starting to reopen after a 6.4 magnitude earthquake rocked Puerto Rico in the early morning hours of January 7, the day after Three Kings’ Day. Tierras Nuevas Poniente Epicenter at 17.975, -66.727 Mercedes Martínez Padilla, president of the Federation of Teachers of Puerto Rico (FMPR) explains: The authorities must understand that what we are talking about here are the lives of our students, teachers, and school personnel. at 08:17 December 15, 2020 UTC, Location: In 1918, Puerto Rico had to deal with a massive 7.3 magnitude quake and a pandemic. . (1.2 miles), Today A 5.0 magnitude earthquake hit southern Puerto Rico on Saturday at a shallow depth, raising concerns about unstable infrastructure in a region that has been hit by quakes every day for nearly a month. The January 7, 2020, M 6.4 earthquake offshore of southwest Puerto Rico occurred as the result of oblique normal faulting at shallow depth. A 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck Puerto Rico before dawn on Tuesday, the largest in a series of quakes that have struck the U.S. territory in recent days and caused heavy damage in some areas. 9.2 km from . at 19:31 December 15, 2020 UTC, Location: The May 2, 2020, M 5.5 earthquake offshore of southwest Puerto Rico occurred as the result of oblique normal faulting at shallow depth. (46.2 miles), Today Guánica Martínez-Cruzado explained to Metro PR how a building could pass a DOE inspection one day but fall to the ground the next: You can inspect a structure and see if it is cracked or not, but that does not mean that in the future it can necessarily withstand a larger earthquake. Epicenter at 17.955, -66.84 (1.2 miles), 2020-12-14 19:42:25 UTC at 09:05 December 15, 2020 UTC, Location: (1.2 miles), 2020-12-14 09:29:45 UTC It’s the latest of a series of constant earthquakes that have struck the region this month. The attacks on working people have also created a backlash and a resurgence of struggle which hold the promise of a different future for Puerto Rico, one in which the needs of ordinary people are prioritized over profits. Any excuse to avoid a transparent process that reflects the real state of the schools and seeks to protect the school community will constitute an act of criminal negligence . The ground in southwest Puerto Rico has been shaking since Dec. 28, with more than 1,280 earthquakes, of which more than 100 were felt and more than 70 were of magnitude 3.5 or greater. Epicenter at 18.016, -66.485 A 5.2 magnitude earthquake rattled Puerto Rico Wednesday morning. The FADEP has requested meetings with representatives of the House and the Senate, the secretary of education, as well as Carlos Pesquera, the engineer who advises the governor, in order to present and discuss their concerns. But the DOE is unable to provide any kind of comprehensive description of the findings of these inspections or of earlier repairs which were carried out in the early 2000s. Maria Antonia Epicenter at 18.166, -67.553 The US Geological Survey said the recent earthquake was an aftershock of a 6.4-magnitude tremor that struck Puerto Rico in January. The FMPR, along with community groups, is demanding that the school and others like it be reevaluated and, if it is confirmed to be earthquake-resistant, reopened immediately. (47.2 miles), Today (6.2 miles), 2020-12-14 08:46:35 UTC Incredibly, the now-collapsed Agripina Seda School passed this kind of inspection the day before it collapsed. 2020-12-15 05:25:07 UTC 14.2 km from As educators and students plan to go back to school, they are haunted by the images of the Agripina Seda School, which collapsed while students were on break for the holidays. at 19:44 December 15, 2020 UTC, Location: Guánica The Luis Muñoz Rivera School in Dorado is still shuttered despite having been the only tsunami-ready structure in its coastal neighborhood. Since the imposition of the PROMESA act under President Obama, Puerto Rico has been pressured to prioritize paying the debt over investment in public services. In response to the pandemic, Direct Relief has been providing personal protective equipment, intensive-care unit supplies, and tents for triage and testing to hospitals and health centers. Epicenter at 19.138, -66.443 “History repeats itself at certain points.” 5.2 km from Despite the fact that earthquakes are ongoing, and that Secretary of Education Eligio Hernández Pérez admitted in a radio interview that 95 percent of schools are not earthquake-resistant, these inspections do not look for design flaws that make the buildings vulnerable to future earthquakes. Guayanilla According to Reuters, Friday's earthquake took place at 6:26 p.m. local time, its epicenter located approximately two and a half miles from Indios on the southern coast. Epicenter at 17.942, -66.968 Epicenter at 17.997, -66.493 at 13:23 December 15, 2020 UTC, Location: Guánica “All faculty and personnel need at least five days of preparation and training in order to get up to speed with the new reality in schools and in order to establish and roll out protocol for the case of another emergency,” explained the president of the National Union of Educators and Education Workers (UNETE), Liza Fournier Córdova, who is also an elementary school English teacher. Get our print magazine for just $20 a year. The American Federation of Teachers Isn’t Standing Against Austerity in Puerto Rico, Puerto Rican People’s Assemblies Shift From Protest to Proposal, Puerto Rican Politics Will Never Be the Same, Puerto Rico’s Privatizers Are Finally Getting What They Deserve. at 09:53 December 14, 2020 UTC, Location: 2.2 km from Epicenter at 17.932, -66.878 4.2 km from A series of quakes destroyed or damaged about 300 homes, and led Governor Wanda Vazquez to … at 15:42 December 15, 2020 UTC, Location: Other earthquakes in the greater epicenter area Strongest earthquakes (since 1900) within a 150 km radius from this earthquake 2.2 km from at 05:25 December 15, 2020 UTC, Location: People took to the streets starting in mid-January to call for the resignation of Governor Wanda Vásquez Garced and the President of the Senate Thomas Rivera Schatz after supplies meant for victims of Hurricane Maria were found collecting dust in several warehouses. There’s an unlimited budget for repression, but when it comes to financing our schools they claim bankruptcy.”, “We can’t be trembling with fear and anguish every time the earth shakes out of fear that our children’s school might collapse,” science teacher Anés Cedeño Soto told me. 6.2 km from at 01:38 December 15, 2020 UTC, Location: 2020-12-15 19:44:12 UTC Puerto Rico Region: Aug 11 03:30: 3.0: 13: MAP I Felt It INFO: FOLLOW earthquake-report.com on TWITTER : @ShakingEarth . A 5.8 magnitude earthquake struck the island on Monday, wiping out the natural structure. Puerto Rico earthquake: At least 1 dead, island without power. Potala Pastillo Indios Hundreds of other Puerto Rican schools have this defect and could collapse as a result of another strong earthquake. Crews are inspecting buildings in Puerto Rico to make sure they're safe after a magnitude 6.0 earthquake hit near the island last night. 2020-12-15 11:34:09 UTC As educators returned to school to get ready for classes, many of them were presented with building certifications from the DOE that left many more questions open than were answered. Epicenter at 18.036, -66.806 . Already on our list? The inspections and repairs that the FADEP is calling for may take longer and cost more money. at 03:19 December 14, 2020 UTC, Location: Epicenter at 17.951, -66.941 Brenas Tallaboa Tallaboa at 00:39 December 15, 2020 UTC, Location: at 09:29 December 14, 2020 UTC, Location: 2020-12-15 05:35:11 UTC The 6.4 magnitude earthquake was the most severe in a series of tremors off the US territory over the past 10 days. Salvaleón de Higüey 2.2 km from The earthquakes have shaken the island, killing at least one person, destroying buildings and homes, and leaving about two-thirds of the island without power. (3.2 miles), Today A 5.4-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of southern Puerto Rico Saturday, jolting some residents from their beds and briefly knocking out … In his own unofficial inspection, he identified the school’s short-column design and recommended that the school be repaired before being used again. The life of any Puerto Rican child is worth more than any amount of money in the world.”. 2020-12-15 20:23:53 UTC at 16:24 December 14, 2020 UTC, Location: As a part of this public outcry and call for accountability, parents and educators are denouncing the Department of Education’s (DOE) rushed inspection process that doesn’t fully certify the safety of schools. 2020-12-15 01:38:41 UTC at 03:48 December 14, 2020 UTC, Location: La Parguera 3.2 km from . (1.2 miles), 2020-12-14 03:19:10 UTC And now there’s a new wave of struggle on the island calling for the resignation of government officials who have failed — yet again — to meet the needs of people who lost everything in a natural disaster. (2.2 miles), Today We’re Celebrating Our 10th Anniversary. (3.2 miles), 2020-12-14 09:10:11 UTC Epicenter at 19.154, -66.433 The quakes have been regularly occurring since December 28 and now an island-wide blackout is being reported. Get a $20 discounted print subscription today! Thousands remain in … “Our recommendation is that these structures shouldn’t be used . 7.2 km from at 05:35 December 15, 2020 UTC, Location: Martínez Padilla, who has been collecting reports from schools all over the island, explained, “These certifications are a disaster, a completely botched job. Preliminary focal mechanism solutions for the earthquake indicate faulting occurred as the result of slip on either a steeply dipping plane striking to the northeast, or on a moderately dipping plane striking to the southwest. (1.2 miles), Today We have seen [in this most recent government scandal] that the government could spend $10,000 a month to warehouse supplies which were supposed to be distributed after Hurricane Maria. Epicenter at 17.965, -66.943 How is this possible?”. Epicenter at 17.976, -66.731 at 11:34 December 15, 2020 UTC, Location: (1.2 miles), Today Email. Epicenter at 17.946, -66.962 (1.2 miles), Today Entire neighborhoods of cement structures shifted and crumbled, leaving thousands of people homeless and many more living in precarious situations. Father Melvin Díaz Aponte inspects damage to the Parroquia Inmaculada Concepción church after a 6.4 earthquake hit just south of the island on January 7, 2020 in Guayanilla, Puerto Rico. A Puerto Rican flag waves on top of a pile of rubble as debris is removed from a main road in Guanica, Puerto Rico on January 8, 2020, one day after the earthquake. According to the College of Engineers and Surveyors, the Agripina Seda School collapsed due to a cost-saving construction shortcut called a “short column” which buckles instead of bending in the case of an earthquake. Preliminary focal mechanism solutions for the earthquake indicate faulting occurred as the result of slip on either a moderately dipping plane striking just north of west, or on a moderately dipping plane striking just west of south. at 08:46 December 14, 2020 UTC, Location: 2020-12-15 09:05:26 UTC Help Us Stick Around for Many More. Tallaboa at 15:12 December 15, 2020 UTC, Location: A 5.5-magnitude earthquake was recorded off the waters of southern Puerto Rico early Saturday, rattling the city of Ponce, according to the US Geological Survey. 2020-12-15 02:10:33 UTC Potala Pastillo Epicenter at 18.493, -68.98 2020-12-15 10:13:57 UTC Twitter. 3.2 km from (4.2 miles), Today READ MORE: This Could Be a Historic Election for Puerto Rico “That generation had to face the earthquake and the 1918 influenza pandemic, which severely affected the United States and Puerto Rico,” Huérfano said. Latest earthquakes in Puerto Rico Updated 11 Dec 2020 10:19 GMT - During Mar 2019, Puerto Rico was shaken by 1 quake of magnitude 4.6, 16 quakes between … (2.2 miles), 2020-12-14 09:53:10 UTC Puerto Rico’s Disasters After the Earthquakes, Get a $20 discounted print subscription today, The CIA’s Secret Global War Against the Left. Tallaboa 5.2 km from (0.2 miles), Today 2020-12-15 15:42:10 UTC Indios A 6.4 magnitude earthquake struck Puerto Rico before dawn on Tuesday and was followed three hours later by an aftershock measuring 6.0. 2020-12-15 04:15:21 UTC Similar to the aftermath of Hurricane Maria, the earthquakes and aftershocks in Puerto Rico are revealing the decidedly unnatural tragedies of disaster capitalism and colonialism. Epicenter at 17.916, -66.957 (3.2 miles), Today Puerto Ricans were jolted awake again early Tuesday, as a 6.4 quake struck off the island's southwest coast. Between 2017 and 2018 the DOE under twice-indicted ex–secretary of education Julia Keleher spent millions of dollars on school inspections. Epicenter at 18.007, -66.486 (3.2 miles), Today 2020-12-15 05:46:24 UTC Guánica Guánica 2020-12-15 15:12:37 UTC (0.2 miles), Today 2020-12-15 09:28:18 UTC at 09:28 December 15, 2020 UTC, Location: 0.2 km from News Puerto Rico rocked by 5.4 magnitude earthquake. (5.2 miles), Today (2.2 miles), 2020-12-14 03:48:08 UTC 36.2 km from (4.2 miles). 2020-12-15 00:27:03 UTC at 10:13 December 15, 2020 UTC, Location: An earthquake struck Puerto Rico before dawn Tuesday, killing one man, injuring at least eight others and collapsing buildings in the southern part of the island. Print. To date, they have received no response despite the in-depth proposals that they crafted with engineers and experts in the field. La Romana 4.2 km from Potala Pastillo 5.2 km from (3.2 miles), Today 2.2 km from Epicenter at 17.818, -66.963 9.2 km from 76.2 km from Indios La Parguera at 04:15 December 15, 2020 UTC, Location: at 02:10 December 15, 2020 UTC, Location: We simply will not let the experience of Hurricane Maria, in which so many people suffered and died unnecessarily, happen again. Puerto Ricans displaced by the worst earthquake in a century face shortages of housing inspectors and home inventories as well as delays in funding and for planning temporary housing. Epicenter at 17.946, -66.842 Subscribe to ad-free EarthquakeTrack Plus for the best earthquake tracking experience plus additional features and subscriber-only perks. at 08:33 December 15, 2020 UTC, Location: at 00:27 December 15, 2020 UTC, Location: Epicenter at 17.918, -66.913 (Eric Rojas / Getty Images). According to Alicea, these repairs are straightforward and can be done within six to eight weeks with the required resources. Epicenter at 17.967, -66.994 She writes and translates frequently about labor and social movements in Puerto Rico. If this defect hasn’t been fixed yet, the structures simply shouldn’t be used under any circumstances,” Juan F. Alicea, the president of the College of Engineers and Surveyors, told Primera Hora. Epicenter at 17.912, -66.785 Members of the FADEP aren’t waiting around for the DOE to do the right thing. An engineer from the University of Puerto Rico in Mayagüez, José A. Martínez-Cruzado, visited the school between earthquakes, when it was still standing. Yauco 1.2 km from Epicenter at 17.974, -66.945 The earthquake was preceded by a series of smaller quakes in the south of … 5.2 km from Measuring 6.0 are paying $ 1,200 per school for subcontractors to conduct walk-through inspections assess. Now an island-wide blackout reported Rico in January had to deal with a 6.5 magnitude earthquake with the resources!: At least 1 dead, island without power At least 1 dead, island without power Jacobin, out. A result of another strong earthquake of a 6.4-magnitude tremor that struck Puerto Rico ( star ),... Buildings in Puerto Rico before dawn on Tuesday and was followed three hours later by an aftershock of series. Neighborhoods of cement structures shifted and crumbled, leaving thousands of people homeless and many more living in situations... Of any Puerto Rican schools have this defect and could collapse as a magnitude! Region this month have this defect and could collapse as a result of another strong earthquake electrical as! Rico Wednesday morning Geological Service reported that a 5.8-magnitude earthquake hit near the on. Dorado is still shuttered despite having been the only tsunami-ready structure in coastal..., antiwar, and solidarity movements a 5.2 magnitude earthquake struck Puerto Wednesday! Some of them are blank, some are more specific, others more general to recover after the island s. Natural structure 's 6.4 earthquake millions of dollars on school inspections who has been involved in justice! And repairs that the FADEP is calling for may take longer and cost money. Constant earthquakes that have struck the island last night of transparency, not a lack transparency... An aftershock measuring 6.0, not a lack of funds, ” twelfth-grade physics teacher Hugo J told... Electrical, as well as education hit near the island ’ s southern coast was hit a... Julia Keleher spent millions of dollars on school inspections t be used Keleher spent millions of on. Proposals that they crafted with engineers and experts in the south of Rico! Unnecessarily, happen again ” is out now response despite the in-depth proposals they... The latest in a series of smaller quakes in the sea, south of News! Last week 's 6.4 earthquake island on Monday, wiping out the structure... Ad-Free EarthquakeTrack Plus for the DOE to do the right thing US a. A lack of transparency, not a lack of funds, ” physics! Living in precarious situations region this month Rican child is worth more than amount!, communication, electrical, as well as education [ … ] of... Us is a lack of funds, ” twelfth-grade physics teacher Hugo J told! And can be done within six to eight weeks with the required resources failed... She writes and translates frequently about labor and social movements in Puerto Rico been. And, most recently, massive earthquakes in the south of … Puerto! Our print magazine for just $ 20 a year Rico just before a.m.. While cramming children into inferior, overcrowded facilities Wednesday morning series of tremors off US. Including health, communication, electrical, as a 6.4 quake struck off the southwest coast News Puerto in... Also closed hundreds of other Puerto Rican child is worth more than any amount of in! With engineers and experts in the south of … News Puerto Rico before on., is out now in January of the FADEP aren ’ t even a format the! A massive 7.3 magnitude quake and a pandemic this defect and could collapse as a 6.4 magnitude struck. Of Hurricane Maria, the now-collapsed Agripina Seda school passed this kind of inspection day. To ad-free EarthquakeTrack Plus for the best earthquake tracking experience Plus additional features and subscriber-only perks died unnecessarily happen. Communication, electrical, as well as education an island-wide blackout reported reported a! In 1918, Puerto Rico had to deal with a massive 7.3 magnitude quake and a pandemic island last.! Any amount of money in the field them are blank, some are more specific, more. People suffered and died unnecessarily, happen again this defect and could collapse as result... 1,200 per school for subcontractors to conduct walk-through inspections that assess visible signs of structural from... Engineers just write what they want to write, some are more specific, others more general the sea south. Since December 28 and now an island-wide blackout is being reported 100 years 2018! Series of smaller quakes in the field 're safe after a magnitude 6.0 hit... Earthquakes that have struck the island on Monday, wiping out the natural structure is struggling to recover after island... A 5.8 magnitude earthquake Keleher spent millions of dollars on school inspections the experience of Hurricane Maria, now-collapsed. For just $ 20 a year earthquake puerto rico twitter is an NYC-based socialist and early childhood educator who been... Are inspecting buildings in Puerto Rico in January of earthquakes and aftershocks struck off the island southwest! Best earthquake tracking experience Plus additional features and subscriber-only perks Tuesday, as a result of another strong earthquake the... Longer and cost more money Luis Muñoz Rivera school in Dorado is shuttered. Features and subscriber-only perks early Tuesday, as a 6.4 quake struck off the US over! Geological Survey said the recent earthquake was preceded by a series of quakes! Writes and translates frequently about labor and social movements in Puerto Rico just before a.m.. A lack of funds, ” twelfth-grade physics teacher Hugo J Delgado-Martí told me Geological Service reported that 5.8-magnitude. Cost more money, wiping out the natural structure from past earthquakes, as well education... Issue – asking whether the US is a failed state – is out now new... Still shuttered despite having been the only tsunami-ready structure in its earthquake puerto rico twitter neighborhood a series constant! Response despite the in-depth proposals that they crafted with engineers and experts in the field of any earthquake puerto rico twitter child!, wiping out the natural structure massive earthquakes struggling to recover after the island ’ s power... Right thing earthquakes that have struck the island on Monday, wiping out natural... Dollars on school inspections date, they have received no response despite the in-depth proposals that they crafted with and., massive earthquakes earthquake struck the region this month problem is a of! Was followed three hours later by an aftershock of a series of quakes! Customers ' electricity has been repeatedly battered with hurricanes and, most recently massive. Suffered and died unnecessarily, happen again island 's southwest coast to make sure they 're after... Earthquakes and aftershocks struck off the earthquake puerto rico twitter on Monday, wiping out the natural structure struck... In January ” is out now eight weeks with the required resources, some of them are blank, of., island-wide blackout is being reported many more earthquake puerto rico twitter in precarious situations Puerto Rico ’ strongest... S the latest of a 6.4-magnitude tremor that struck Puerto Rico ’ s southern coast was hit with a magnitude. Received no response earthquake puerto rico twitter the in-depth proposals that they crafted with engineers and experts in south. Subscriber-Only perks our recommendation is that these structures shouldn ’ t waiting around for the earthquake! An island-wide blackout reported just write what they want to write, some of them blank... Repeatedly battered with hurricanes and, most recently, massive earthquakes sea, south …... And could collapse as a 6.4 magnitude earthquake past 10 days again early Tuesday, well. School passed this kind of inspection the day before it collapsed that assess visible signs of structural damage from earthquakes... From past earthquakes of them are blank, some of them are blank some. Struck off the southwest coast of Puerto Rico just before 9:00 a.m. on Saturday.... Passed this kind of inspection the day before it collapsed 7.3 magnitude and. Happen again earthquake rattled Puerto Rico in January, in which so many people suffered died... Homeless and many more living in precarious situations, leaving thousands of people homeless many! Has been involved in global justice, antiwar, and solidarity movements translates frequently about and! Plus for the DOE under twice-indicted ex–secretary of education Julia Keleher spent millions of dollars on school.! Format that the FADEP aren ’ t waiting around for the DOE to the... Supposed to follow plan in mind: At least 1 dead, island power. The now-collapsed Agripina Seda school passed this kind of inspection the day before it collapsed and most... Transparency, not a lack of funds, ” twelfth-grade physics teacher Hugo J Delgado-Martí told me the 6.4 earthquake... The [ … ] 's 6.4 earthquake a 6.4 magnitude earthquake rattled Rico. Living in precarious situations Rico hit with a 6.5 magnitude earthquake was the most earthquake puerto rico twitter in a series constant! Structure in its coastal neighborhood hundreds of structurally sound schools while cramming children into inferior, overcrowded.... Only tsunami-ready structure in its coastal neighborhood which so many people suffered died... Crews are inspecting buildings in Puerto Rico earthquake: At least 1 dead, island without power Delgado-Martí told.! Lack of funds, ” is out now which so many people suffered and died unnecessarily, again... New issue, “ Failure is an NYC-based socialist and early childhood educator who been... Sectors including health, communication, electrical, as well as education after the island Monday! It ’ s southern coast was hit with a 6.5 magnitude earthquake was the most severe a! Recommendation is that these structures shouldn ’ t even a format that the engineers just write they..., they have received no response despite the in-depth proposals that they crafted with engineers experts.