Forgotten archives reveal street-level impact of 1918 Puerto Rico earthquake and tsunami

(Seismological Society of America) Repair petitions filed in the wake of the 1918 Puerto Rico earthquake and tsunami, stored and forgotten in the San Juan archives for nearly 100 years, are giving scientists a house-by-house look at the damage wrought by the magnitude 7.3 event.
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news