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A 5.7 quake strikes near the Dominican Republic hours after a smaller quake strikes Haiti

SANTO DOMINGO (AP) — A 5.7 magnitude earthquake struck off the southeast coast of the Dominican Republic early today, jolting residents awake in the Caribbean country and in neighboring Puerto Rico. The…

John McCarthy August 5, 2025

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Anegada residents jolted from sleep by 5.6 magnitude earthquake in the BVI

ROAD TOWN, Tortola — Some BVI residents in Anegada were jolted from their sleep by a 5.6 magnitude earthquake early this morning. The moderate earthquake, which took place at a…

John McCarthy May 4, 2025

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4.9 magnitude earthquake rattles the eastern Dominican Republic

SANTO DOMINGO — A 4.9-magnitude earthquake struck the eastern Dominican Republic on Tuesday afternoon, with its epicenter located in the Mona Passage, approximately 27.2 kilometers southeast of Punta Cana, La Altagracia…

John McCarthy April 30, 2025

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TikTok astrologer arrested for predicting new Myanmar quake

NAYPYDAW (BBC) — Myanmar authorities have arrested an astrologer for causing panic by predicting a new earthquake in a viral TikTok video. John Moe The posted his prediction on 9…

John McCarthy April 25, 2025

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Smell of death permeates Myanmar cities after quake kills over 1,600 and leaves countless buried

MANDALAY, Myanmar (AP) — The smell of decaying bodies permeated the streets of Myanmar’s second-largest city on Sunday as people worked frantically by hand to clear rubble in the hope…

John McCarthy March 30, 2025

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Magnitude 4.2 earthquake strikes near Anguilla this morning

THE VALLEY — Anguilla residents felt a 4.2-magnitude earthquake early this morning, authorities said. No injuries were reported, The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake's epicenter hit about 32 miles…

John McCarthy March 27, 2025

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Iguanas likely crossed the Pacific millions of years ago on a record-setting rafting trip

NEW YORK (AP) — Researchers have long wondered how iguanas got to Fiji, a collection of remote islands in the South Pacific. Most modern-day iguanas live in the Americas — thousands of…

John McCarthy March 17, 2025

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5.8 magnitude quake strikes near the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico

SAN JUAN (AP) — A 5.8 magnitude earthquake struck northeast of the Dominican Republic early today. No damage was reported, and no tsunami warning was issued. The quake occurred about…

John McCarthy February 25, 2025

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Mostly cloudy and rainy with a few showers possible

SAN JUAN — Today will be mostly cloudy and windy with a few showers with a high temperature of 86 degrees Fahrenheit, AccuWeather said. Tonight will be mostly clear and…

John McCarthy February 25, 2025

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Tsunami advisory canceled for USVI and Puerto Rico after magnitude-7.6 earthquake in the Caribbean

KINGSTON — An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.6 occurred on Saturday in the Caribbean Sea, according to the US Geological Survey, sparking a tsunami advisory. The tremor hit 129 miles…

John McCarthy February 9, 2025