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The area within 100 km radius of New York City has an intermediate level of seismic activity, more than what is observed in central New York State. [11] It is not as seismically active as California which is located at a transform plate boundary, but large and damaging earthquakes do occur. Furthermore, when these rare eastern U.S. earthquakes ...
The earthquake occurred near the town of Au Sable Forks, NY on April 20, 2002. It was the largest earthquake to strike the region since 1988 and the biggest to be observed on regional broadband station networks. The shaking was felt in a wide region from Canada to Pennsylvania. This event had a north–south striking thrust (reverse) fault ...
1811–1812 New Madrid earthquakes Montana: 7.2 August 17, 1959 1959 Hebgen Lake earthquake Nebraska: 7.0 November 15, 1877 [49] Nevada: 7.3 December 16, 1954 1954 Fairview earthquake New Hampshire: 6.5 June 1, 1638 1638 New Hampshire earthquake New Jersey: 5.3 November 29, 1783 1783 New Jersey earthquake New Mexico: 6.2 November 15, 1906 [50 ...
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
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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 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.