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Caribbean tsunami and earthquake hazards studies
The Caribbean Program
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Introduction
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ackground
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ew sea floor map of the Puerto Rico Trench
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tress interaction and earthquake hazard for the northeast Caribbean
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ubmarine slope failures north of Puerto Rico and their tsunami potential
H
ypothesis for the formation of the island of Puerto Rico and the collapse of the Puerto Rico Trench
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uerto Rico tsunami warning and mitigation program
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uerto Rico Seismic Network
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sunami Research at the USGS
Background
Figure 1. Bathymetry of the northeast corner of the Caribbean plate.