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It was part of the 2019\u201320 Puerto Rico earthquakes swarm.[9]––7[10]\u00a0Indonesia, Aceh offshore, 14\u00a0km south of Sinabang6.317.0VICracks in walls or broken windows were observed in some buildings in Sinabang.[11]––7[12]\u00a0Puerto Rico, Guayanilla offshore, 13\u00a0km south of Mar\u00eda Antonia6.49.0VIIIAs a result of the main shock of the 2019\u201320 Puerto Rico earthquakes, electricity was cut in most of the island and many buildings, including churches, collapsed in the southern part. One person died, crushed by the rubble, and 8 others were injured. Two more people died of heart attacks attributed to the effects of this earthquake swarm.[13][14][15]387[16]\u00a0Papua New Guinea, East New Britain, 130\u00a0km east northeast of Kimbe6.0117.0IV–––8[17]\u00a0Iran, Bushehr, 13\u00a0km southeast of Borajzan4.910.0VISome damage was caused and seven people were injured. This earthquake struck near the Bushehr nuclear plant, but did not damage it.[18]–79[19]\u00a0Russia, Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, 341\u00a0km northeast of Tilichiki6.410.0VII–––10[20]\u00a0Puerto Rico, Gu\u00e1nica offshore, 4\u00a0km south of Mar\u00eda Antonia5.29.0VIIt was part of the 2019\u201320 Puerto Rico earthquakes swarm. Further damage was caused across the island, with some buildings collapsing and a power cut occurring. A woman died of a heart attack.[21]1–11[22]\u00a0Puerto Rico, , Guayanilla offshore, 5\u00a0km southeast of Mar\u00eda Antonia5.95.0VIISome houses were damaged in Ponce. It was part of the 2019\u201320 Puerto Rico earthquakes swarm.[23]––12[24]\u00a0Philippines, Calabarzon, 3\u00a0km south southwest of Talisay4.710.0–It was the first of the three largest earthquakes in a swarm related to the eruption of the Taal Volcano.[25] Several houses were damaged in Lemery.[26]––15[27]\u00a0Argentina, Mendoza, 17\u00a0km north northwest of San Mart\u00edn4.540.0IIILight damage was observed in the city of Mendoza. One person fainted from fear during a live TV show.[28][29]–117[30]\u00a0Mexico, Oaxaca, 6\u00a0km northeast of Ixtepec5.217.5VIVarious adobe houses and a church were damaged. The earthquake also caused some landslides and falling rocks blocked roads.[31]––18[32]\u00a0Indonesia, Papua, 146\u00a0km west of Abepura6.044.0VI–––19[33]\u00a0China, Xinjiang, 104\u00a0km east northeast of Kashgar6.05.6VIIIThe 2020 Kashgar earthquake left three people injured, including one in a critical condition, who later died in hospital.[34][35]1219[36]\u00a0Indonesia, North Sulawesi offshore, 108\u00a0km southeast of Gorontalo6.1121.7IV–––19[37]\u00a0United States, Kansas, 2\u00a0km west of South Hutchinson4.55.0VIThere were reports of bricks breaking off chimneys and sidewalks cracking in the Hutchinson area.[37]––20[38]\u00a0South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands offshore, 25\u00a0km south southeast of Bristol Island6.193.0V–––22[39]\u00a0Turkey, Manisa, 15\u00a0km east southeast of K\u0131rka\u011fa\u00e75.65.6VIIA few structures collapsed, with people running outside for safety. Four people were injured. The earthquake was felt in Istanbul and \u0130zmir.[40]–423[41]\u00a0United States, Alaska offshore, Aleutian Islands, 84\u00a0km west of Adak6.210.0VI–––24[42]\u00a0Turkey, Elaz\u0131\u011f, 13\u00a0km north of Do\u011fanyol6.710.0IXDuring the 2020 Elaz\u0131\u011f earthquake, widespread damage was caused in P\u00fct\u00fcrge, where around 10 buildings collapsed, and others were badly damaged, trapping dozens of people under the rubble. A fire also reportedly caused by a natural gas leak broke out in central Elaz\u0131\u011f. 41 people died and 1,631 were injured.[43][44][45]411,63126[46]\u00a0United States, Alaska offshore, Aleutian Islands, 240\u00a0km west southwest of Adak6.117.0VIt was an aftershock of the 6.2 quake two days prior.––27[47]\u00a0Solomon Islands, Makira-Ulawa offshore, 102\u00a0km west northwest of Kirakira6.321.0VI–––28[48]\u00a0Cayman Islands offshore, 123\u00a0km north northwest of Lucea, Jamaica7.714.9VIThe 2020 Caribbean earthquake was the strongest earthquake recorded in the Caribbean since 1946. It only caused some minor structural damage to buildings in Jamaica and the Cayman Islands due to its distance from land, and a tsunami warning.[49]––28[50]\u00a0Cayman Islands, Grand Cayman offshore, 55\u00a0km southeast of East End6.110.0VIt was an aftershock of the 7.7 quake a few hours earlier.––29[51]\u00a0Solomon Islands, Makira-Ulawa offshore, 70\u00a0km west of Kirakira6.085.0VIt was an aftershock of the 6.3 quake two days prior.––     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4"},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki21\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Enzyklop\u00e4die"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki21\/list-of-earthquakes-in-2020\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"List of earthquakes in 2020"}}]}]