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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) ...
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.
The causative fault for the earthquake was likely in the area of the Ramapo Fault zone, [8] which extends from Pennsylvania to New York [9] and was formed by the break-up of the supercontinent Pangaea during the Late Triassic. [10] Another possible origin is the Flemington Fault, a younger fault in the same area. [11]
Scientists suspect that the earthquake likely originated in the area of the Ramapo fault zone in the Newark basin. The fault system contains a branching network of faults. Some are mapped but ...
The Ramapo Fault system includes several smaller, secondary faults, such as the Rockaway Valley, Flemington, Longwood Valley, Spruce Run and others.
Articles pertaining to the Ramapo Fault System in the Northeastern United States of America. Pages in category "Ramapo Fault" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total.
The Ramapo Fault system runs from southeastern New York to eastern Pennsylvania, according to the earth Institute at Columbia University. "These faults were active at different times during the ...
The Ramapo Mountains are a forested chain of the Appalachian Mountains in northeastern New Jersey and southeastern New York, in the United States. They range in height from 900 to 1,200 feet (270 to 370 m) in New Jersey, and 900 to 1,400 feet (270 to 430 m) in New York.