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A 4.0 magnitude aftershock hit 37 miles west New York City in New Jersey around 6 p.m. Friday. According to the United States Geological Survey it was felt as far away as Long Island, where there ...
Aftershocks continued Friday after a strong earthquake that prompted a tsunami warning for parts of the U.S. West Coast Thursday. "At this time, there have been 59 earthquakes of magnitude three ...
The earthquake was reported at 10:44 a.m. local time, according to the National Tsunami Warning Center. There has been a "robust" aftershock sequence in its wake, Stephen DeLong, a geologist in ...
[2] [3] There were dozens of aftershocks throughout the rest of the week and into the next. [4] [5] It was the strongest earthquake to affect New Jersey since the 5.3 M fa 1783 New Jersey earthquake, [6] and the strongest to hit New York City since an estimated 5.0 magnitude earthquake on August 10, 1884. [7] [3]
In seismology, an aftershock is a smaller earthquake that follows a larger earthquake, in the same area of the main shock, caused as the displaced crust adjusts to the effects of the main shock. Large earthquakes can have hundreds to thousands of instrumentally detectable aftershocks, which steadily decrease in magnitude and frequency according ...
A new 2.6 magnitude aftershock was reported around 10:22 a.m. southwest of Gladstone, New Jersey, the USGS said.
The United States Geological Survey reported a magnitude (M ww ) of 7.1, at a depth of 25 km (16 mi) and a maximum Modified Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe). [2] At least 24 aftershocks were recorded following the event, [8] with the strongest measuring M w 5.5.
A 2.9 magnitude earthquake rattled New Jersey Saturday morning about 5 miles south-southwest of Peapack and Gladstone in Somerset County, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.