SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -- A 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck near Puerto Rico late Monday, rousing and scaring many from their sleep in the U.S. territory. The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake ...

Yet that doesn’t mean American citizens will be unaffected; the storm passed by Puerto Rico, deluging the island and leaving more than 700,000 electric customers — about half the island's 1.5 ...

Maps: Two Small Quakes Strike Near Puerto Rico Coastline By William B. Davis , Madison Dong , Judson Jones , John Keefe , Joey K. Lee and Bea Malsky Updated March 12, 2025 at 5:43 p.m. E.T.

Days after a 6.4-magnitude earthquake rocked Puerto Rico, followed by hundreds of aftershocks, the full extent of damage is only beginning to be realized.

The Puerto Rico Power Authority has also grappled with chronic financial problems. Facing $9 billion in debt, the troubled power company effectively filed for bankruptcy in summer 2017.

President Donald Trump is heading to San Juan on Tuesday to meet with some of the 3.4 million Puerto Ricans struggling to recover from Hurricane Maria, as criticism that the federal government’s ...

MONTEBELLO, Puerto Rico— Relatives helped Maribel Valentin Espino find shelter when Hurricane Maria roared through her community in northern Puerto Rico. Valentin and her husband say they have ...