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Thus, earthquakes represent at least a moderate hazard to East Coast cities. Earthquakes in the greater New York City area affect most of New Jersey, the most densely populated state in the United States, as well as New York City. It is difficult to discern the extent to which the Ramapo fault itself (or any other specific mapped fault in the ...
The earthquake's epicenter was in the Southern Great Lakes seismic zone, about 25 kilometers (16 mi) southwest of Meadville; its depth was 5 kilometers (3 mi).The earthquake caused minor damage in towns near its epicenter and was felt in the states of Ohio, Pennsylvania, Indiana, Michigan, New York, Illinois and New Jersey, as well as Southern Ontario in Canada.
Earthquake swarms which affected the United States: 1962–71 Denver earthquake swarm [38] Enola earthquake swarm; 2008 Reno earthquakes; Guy-Greenbrier earthquake swarm; Oklahoma earthquake swarms (2009–present) Earthquakes which affected the United States but whose epicenters were outside the United States borders:
Everything to know about the Ramapo Fault system which runs from Pennsylvania to southeastern New York. ... A view of New York City after a 4.8 magnitude earthquake shook parts of New York and New ...
See the earthquake map here: This color-coded map pinpoints where damaging earthquakes are most likely to occur in the United States over the next 100 years.
Pages in category "Natural disasters in Pennsylvania" ... This list may not reflect recent changes. 0–9. 1993 Storm of the Century; 1998 Pymatuning earthquake;
An earthquake of 4.8 magnitude occurred about 3 miles northeast of of Lebanon, Hunterdon County, New Jersey Friday morning, with residents in Pennsylvania, Delaware, New Jersey and New York ...
The first, six-level intensity scale was proposed by Egen in 1828 for an earthquake in Rhineland. [4] [5] Robert Mallet coined the term "isoseismal" and produced a map for the 1857 Basilicata earthquake with a three-fold intensity scale and used this and other information to identify the epicentral area (a term he also coined). [6]