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Puerto Rico earthquake: Punta Ventana [rock formation] collapses as powerful tremor hits
BBC ^ | 01/06/2020

Posted on 01/06/2020 9:25:22 PM PST by BenLurkin

A popular tourist rock formation in Puerto Rico has collapsed after a strong earthquake shook the island, damaging homes and causing power cuts.

The stone arch, known as Punta Ventana, was destroyed on Monday, when the earthquake hit.

The 5.8-magnitude quake struck at a depth of 6km (3.7 miles), off the Caribbean island's southern coast. No tsunami alerts were issued and no casualties have been reported.

There were, however, reports of severe damage to buildings, landslides and widespread power cuts after the earthquake, which struck at 06:32 local time (10:32 GMT).

Pictures of the aftermath, showing homes upended from their foundations and cars crushed under buildings, were posted to social media.

Among them was a picture of Punta Ventana after it had collapsed into the ocean, near the southern town of Guayanilla.

(Excerpt) Read more at bbc.com ...


TOPICS: Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: earthquake; earthquakes; puertorico; puntaventana
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1 posted on 01/06/2020 9:25:22 PM PST by BenLurkin
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To: cll

Ping.


2 posted on 01/06/2020 9:30:11 PM PST by Army Air Corps (Four Fried Chickens and a Coke)
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To: BenLurkin

Global warming is real!


3 posted on 01/06/2020 9:34:34 PM PST by 2banana (My common ground with islamic terrorists - they want to die for allah and we want to kill them.)
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To: BenLurkin

President Trump’s fault. He hates Puerto Ricans. /s


4 posted on 01/06/2020 9:46:03 PM PST by bravo whiskey (Never bring a liberal gun law to a gun fight.)
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To: BenLurkin

Here today. Gone tomorrow.


5 posted on 01/06/2020 9:52:02 PM PST by stars & stripes forever (Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord. Psalm ( 32:12))
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To: BenLurkin

Geology happens!


6 posted on 01/06/2020 9:52:52 PM PST by TigersEye (MAGA - 16 more years! - KAG)
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To: BenLurkin

Here comes that battered old Tin Cup, looking for President Trump to fill it up full of US Dollars again.


7 posted on 01/06/2020 9:54:04 PM PST by lee martell
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To: BenLurkin

That place cannot get a break.


8 posted on 01/06/2020 10:13:50 PM PST by justa-hairyape (The user name is sarcastic. Although at times it may not appear that way.)
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To: BenLurkin
A similar one collapsed in Australia a couple of years back stranding a couple on another end.

Great Ocean Road it was called:

As you can see, you would truly be stranded on the other end. Luckily, they didn't get hurt.

In the 90's another one called "London Bridge" also collapsed - also in Australia.

9 posted on 01/06/2020 10:42:13 PM PST by Bon mots
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To: BenLurkin

the Window to the Caribbean has become the rampart to the Caribbean


10 posted on 01/06/2020 10:48:45 PM PST by blueplum ("...this moment is your moment: it belongs to you... " President Donald J. Trump, Jan 20, 2017)
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To: Bon mots

curious to find out how they got stranded, they must of got up there somehow


11 posted on 01/06/2020 10:53:10 PM PST by Jolla
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I might have confused it with ‘London Bridge’...

or was it “The Arch”...

The arch is a significant tourist attraction along the Great Ocean Road near Port Campbell in Victoria. ... The span closer to the shoreline collapsed unexpectedly on 15 January 1990, leaving two tourists (Kelli Harrison and David Darrington) stranded on the outer span before being rescued by police helicopter.


12 posted on 01/06/2020 10:58:30 PM PST by Bon mots
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To: Jolla
Yeah, it was "The London Arch":

13 posted on 01/06/2020 11:00:02 PM PST by Bon mots
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14 posted on 01/06/2020 11:03:43 PM PST by Fred Nerks (fair dinkum!)
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To: BenLurkin

AOC should start being nice.


15 posted on 01/07/2020 12:20:17 AM PST by familyop ("Welcome to Costco. I love you." - -Costco greeter in the movie, "Idiocracy")
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To: BenLurkin

Reminds me of when New Hampshire lost their Old Man of the Mountain..


16 posted on 01/07/2020 12:40:25 AM PST by mowowie
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To: Bon mots

It would appear to me that, standing on top of the whole unbroken rock formation, one would STILL be stranded.


17 posted on 01/07/2020 12:56:26 AM PST by 21twelve (!)
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To: BenLurkin

They just had a 6.4!


18 posted on 01/07/2020 1:58:10 AM PST by null and void (The government wants to disarm us after 243 yrs 'cuz they plan to do things we would shoot them for!)
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To: null and void

Followed by a 5.6!


19 posted on 01/07/2020 2:13:34 AM PST by null and void (The government wants to disarm us after 243 yrs 'cuz they plan to do things we would shoot them for!)
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To: BenLurkin

whoops.

i think it’s another simple example for those scientists stuck thinking everything takes millions of years to erode, etc.

God is in control, always. some things happen quick, some slower, but always when He says it’s ok.


20 posted on 01/07/2020 3:56:41 AM PST by b4me (God Bless the USA)
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