Recent earthquakes and aftershocks have devastated the island of Puerto Rico. But what’s causing them, and what does the future hold? Carrie Saldo sat down with Jack Loveless, Associate Professor of Geosciences at Smith College, to find out more about the science behind the shaking.
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Mother Earth is having a baby island.
The three-arm pattern of most recent quakes shows a possible dome forming and cracking. Just a small scale continental rifting thing. Maybe a volcano.
Short Answer. " We don't know. "