Place: Puerto Rico Year: 1970 Event: Floods caused "most widespread natural disaster in recent years". A total of 38.42 inches of rain fell in 6 days, causing $62 million damage.
Place: New York Year: 1983 Event: Moderate earthquake this morning in upper New York (Blue Mountain Lake area). Temblor measured 5.2 on the Richter scale and was felt over a wide portion of the Northeastern United States and part of Canada.