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    Earthquake Hits Puerto Rico And Collapses Punta Ventana — A Landmark Coastal Arch

    by Bill Chappell Jan 06, 2020 1 minute
    Screenshot from a video of the 5.8 magnitude earthquake that hit Puerto Rico on Monday, causing damage to some buildings and rockfalls in some areas.

    A 5.8 magnitude earthquake rattled the city of Guayanilla and nearby areas in southern Puerto Rico on Monday morning, shoving brick houses off their foundations, knocking over walls and collapsing a local landmark: Punta Ventana, a natural rock archway that the ocean's waves

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