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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.
The Adirondack Mountains ( / ˌædɪˈrɒndæk / AD-i-RON-dak) [ 1] are a massif of mountains in Northeastern New York which form a circular dome approximately 160 miles (260 km) wide and covering about 5,000 square miles (13,000 km 2 ). [ 2] The region contains more than 100 peaks, including Mount Marcy, which is the highest point in New York ...
Ramapo Fault. The Ramapo Fault zone is a system of faults between the northern Appalachian Mountains and Piedmont areas to the east. [ 1] Spanning more than 185 miles (298 km) in New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania, it is perhaps the best known fault zone in the Mid-Atlantic region, and some small earthquakes have been known to occur in its ...
Green lines are the Ramapo fault. Seismicity of the New York City area is relatively low. [ 1] New York is less seismically active than California because it is far from any plate boundaries. Large and damaging intraplate earthquakes are relatively rare. When they do occur in the Northeastern United States, the areas affected by them are much ...
According to data obtained by the United States Geological Survey , a 4.8 magnitude earthquake out of New Jersey rocked the tristate area at approximately 10:30 a.m. local time, with the rumble ...
According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the initial 4.8 magnitude quake was centered 7 kilometers north of Whitehouse Station, N.J., about 50 miles west of New York City, at a depth of 4.7 ...
On April 5, 2024, at 10:23 EDT (14:23 UTC), a M w 4.8 earthquake occurred in the U.S. state of New Jersey, with the epicenter in Tewksbury Township.While it was felt across the New York metropolitan area, Delaware Valley, the Washington D.C metropolitan area, and other parts of the northeastern United States between Virginia and Maine, it had a relatively minor impact, with no major damage ...
USGS: ‘No evidence of an earthquake’. In a statement to FOX 5 NY, the U.S. Geological Survey said it received reports of shaking in northern New Jersey and Staten Island and examined seismic ...