The U.S. Geological Survey reports that more than 950 earthquakes and aftershocks have impacted Puerto Rico since December 31st. A magnitude 6.4 earthquake, the strongest earthquake so far, struck off the southern coast of Puerto Rico on January 7, killing at least one person, displacing thousands of families, and contributing to an island-wide power outage. Sadly, the impacts of these earthquakes only serve to exacerbate the devastating legacy of Hurricane Maria that decimated the island in 2017.
Each of the projects below will support Puerto Rico earthquake relief efforts led by GlobalGiving’s vetted nonprofit partners. This list of responding organizations and their relief and recovery projects will continue to grow as our nonprofit partners in the affected areas have the capacity to post projects and updates.
We believe organizations that are deeply rooted in local communities are often in the best position to provide long-term support for disaster victims. By funding the relief efforts of locally driven organizations, donations have the potential to build stronger disaster-response capacity so that our nonprofit partners in the affected areas are better equipped to face future disasters. Read more about our approach to disaster relief here.
