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  2. Ramapo Fault - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  3. Geology of Pennsylvania - Wikipedia

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    Pennsylvania 's physiographic provinces. The Coal Region of Northeastern Pennsylvania has abundant anthracite coal, a high-value energy source. The Geology of Pennsylvania consists of six distinct physiographic provinces, three of which are subdivided into different sections. Each province has its own economic advantages and geologic hazards ...

  4. What the New Jersey earthquake tells us about the fault ... - AOL

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    The Ramapo Fault System is the longest in the northeastern U.S., stretching from Pennsylvania to southeastern New York. Map of the Ramapo Fault System: Earthquake epicenter at Lebanon, NJ ...

  5. Atlantic Seaboard Fall Line - Wikipedia

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    Dimensions. • Length. 900 mi (1,400 km) [2] Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap. The Atlantic Seaboard Fall Line, or Fall Zone, is a 900-mile (1,400 km) escarpment where the Piedmont and Atlantic coastal plain meet in the eastern United States. [2] Much of the Atlantic Seaboard fall line passes through areas where no evidence of faulting ...

  6. Here's the basic science behind New Jersey earthquakes and ...

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    In New Jersey, fault lines do not generally break the Earth's surface, but are based several miles below. A map showing the physiographic provinces in New Jersey, and the location of the Ramapo Fault.

  7. Seismicity of the New York City area - Wikipedia

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    Map depicting the extent of the Ramapo Fault System in New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania. The Ramapo Fault, which marks the western boundary of the Newark rift basin, has been argued to be a major seismically active feature of this region, [22] but it is difficult to discern the extent to which the Ramapo fault (or any other specific ...

  8. List of fault zones - Wikipedia

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    San Andreas Fault System (Banning fault, Mission Creek fault, South Pass fault, San Jacinto fault, Elsinore fault) 1300: California, United States: Dextral strike-slip: Active: 1906 San Francisco (M7.7 to 8.25), 1989 Loma Prieta (M6.9) San Ramón Fault: Chile: Thrust fault: Sawtooth Fault: Idaho, United States: Normal fault: Seattle Fault ...

  9. New Madrid Seismic Zone - Wikipedia

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    Magnetic potential map of the Reelfoot Rift. The New Madrid Seismic Zone (NMSZ), sometimes called the New Madrid Fault Line, is a major seismic zone and a prolific source of intraplate earthquakes (earthquakes within a tectonic plate) in the Southern and Midwestern United States, stretching to the southwest from New Madrid, Missouri.