Installation of one of six USGS temporary real-time seismic sites deployed in southwestern Puerto Rico. These stations correspond to the blue triangles in the previous image. Credit: Alberto López

Posted on January 27, 2020 by Alka Tripathy-Lang, Ph.D.

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Alka Tripathy-Lang is a freelance science writer based in Chandler, Arizona, and holds a Ph.D. in geoscience.

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