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For this earthquake, observations of fallen bricks and cracked plaster were reported from eastern Pennsylvania to central Connecticut, and the maximum intensity reported was at two sites in western Long Island (Jamaica, New York and Amityville, New York). Two other earthquakes of approximately magnitude 5 occurred in this region in 1737 and in ...
A damaging earthquake affecting New York City in 1884 was incorrectly argued to be caused by the Ramapo fault, likely because it is the most prominent mapped fault in the greater New York City area. At the present, the relationship between faults and earthquakes in the New York City area is understood to be more complex than any simple ...
Earthquakes, nearly all of them minor, are not uncommon in New York state. Here are some previous quakes that rattled the Rochester region, even if only with a nudge and a wink. April 23, 2023
Pages in category "Natural disasters in New York (state)" ... 0–9. 1944 Cornwall–Massena earthquake; 1971 Great Lakes blizzard; ... New York State Labor Day derechos;
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Per the USGS, the epicenter of Friday’s earthquake was Whitehouse Station, a town of less than 4,000 in northeast New Jersey—or just “west of Manhattan,” as New York Gov. Kathy Hochul ...
The earthquake was felt as far away as New York City, Quebec City, Toronto, and Boston. It caused property damage of $2 million (equivalent to $35 million in 2023). Several large aftershocks were felt in the general area, described as a low rumble followed by a loud bang.
A U.S. Geological Survey map shows "Did you feel it?" points from residents in New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania and beyond, related to a 4.8 earthquake that hit the region on April 5, 2024.