More than two years ago, Hurricane Maria revealed that Puerto Rico was utterly unprepared for a powerful hurricane despite its location in one of the world’s most storm-vulnerable regions.Now, a flurry of earthquakes topped by a 6.4-magnitude one that recently killed one person, injured nine others and damaged hundreds of homes, schools and businesses in southwest Puerto Rico has many...

“Puerto Rican Agenda,” a community organization in Chicago, is asking for donations to help victims of the devastating earthquakes in Puerto Rico.

A magnitude 6.0 quake has shaken Puerto Rico, causing further damage along the island’s southern coast, where previous recent quakes have toppled homes and schools. The U.S. Geological Survey says the Saturday morning quake quake hit 8 miles (13 kilometers) south of Indios at a shallow depth of 6 miles (10 kilometers). Puerto Rico’s Electric Power Authority said outages were...

More than 2,000 people in shelters. Nearly one million without power. Hundreds of thousands without water. The aftermath of a 6.4-magnitude earthquake that killed one person, injured nine others and severely damaged infrastructure in Puerto Rico’s southwest coast is deepening as the island’s government says it is overwhelmed. Many in the affected area are comparing the situation to Hurricane Maria,...

A magnitude 6.4 quake struck Puerto Rico early Tuesday killing at least one person, injuring nine others and knocking out power across the U.S. territory. Here are some organizations involved in relief efforts in Puerto Rico and information on how you can help.

Cars, cots and plastic chairs became temporary beds for hundreds of families who lost their homes in southwest Puerto Rico as a flurry of earthquakes struck the island, one of them the strongest in a century.

Chicagoan Sandra Franceschi was visiting family in Puerto Rico when a 6.4-magnitude earthquake hit the area before dawn on Tuesday. “The whole house was shaking,” Franceschi said. Franceschi’s family lives only a few miles from the epicenter of the quake that killed one man, and injured at least eight other people. “The first thing I did was grab my...

A 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck Puerto Rico before dawn on Tuesday, killing one man, injuring at least eight other people, knocking out power and collapsing buildings in the southern part of the island. NBC 5’s Chris Hush reports.

Photos taken by helicopter pilot Carlos Benitez shows the extent of the damage left by a series of strong earthquakes in Guayanilla, Puerto Rico.

A series of strong earthquakes struck Puerto Rico on the first Monday and Tuesday of the new year, leveling homes, knocking out power lines and killing at least one person.

Powerful earthquakes struck just south of Puerto Rico on the first Monday and Tuesday of the new year, leveling homes, knocking out power lines and killing at least one person.

A 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck Puerto Rico before dawn on Tuesday, the largest in a series of quakes that have hit the U.S. territory in recent days, killing at least one person, knocking out power to the island and causing heavy damage in some areas. An aftershock measuring 6.0 hit three hours later, the U.S. Geological Survey said.

A strong earthquake hit off western Indonesian coast in the Indian Ocean on Tuesday, but there were no immediate reports of damage.

A 5.8-magnitude earthquake was felt throughout Puerto Rico on Monday morning after a shallow quake originated just south of the Island. A 5.1-magnitude earthquake was felt shortly after the initial quake.

A 5.8-magnitude quake hit Puerto Rico before dawn Monday, unleashing small landslides, causing power outages and severely cracking some homes. It was one of the strongest quakes yet to hit the U.S. territory that has been shaking for the past week. There were no immediate reports of casualties. The quake struck at 6:32 a.m. (1032 GMT) just south of the...

Following the two latest earthquakes that rattled Southern California residents, Gov. Gavin Newsom issued a state of emergency in San Bernardino County Saturday morning.

Following the two latest earthquakes that rattled Southern California residents, Gov. Gavin Newsom issued a state of emergency in San Bernardino County Saturday morning.

A magnitude 5.4 earthquake in southern Mexico caused tall buildings to sway in the Mexican capital Monday, prompting hundreds of office workers to briefly evacuate along a central avenue.

A very powerful magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck southern Ecuador in the early hours of Friday close to the country’s border with Peru, although no immediate reports of possible casualties or damage were available. The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake happened at 10:17 GMT 115 kilometers (71 miles) southeast of the town of Palora, in the Morona Santiago province, at...

Emergency teams brought relief and survivors sifted through the rubble of their toppled cinderblock homes in Haiti on Sunday after an earthquake killed at least 12 people and left 188 injured. Haiti’s civil protection agency said at least seven people died in the coastal city of Port-de-Paix and three people died in the nearby community of Gros-Morne in Artibonite province....