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The earthquake that occurred near the town of Au Sable Forks, NY, on the 20th of April 2002 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 ...
The area within 100km 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.
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 ...
Residents across western and central New York reported feeling a 2.6-magnitude earthquake under Lake Ontario, about 40 miles northwest of Rochester's Charlotte Pier. The nearest land was in the ...
A U.S. Geological Survey map shows "Did you feel it?" points from residents in New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania and beyond, related to a 4.8 earthquake that hit the region on April 5, 2024.
A 3.8-magnitude earthquake struck Monday morning near Buffalo, New York, the strongest recorded in the area in 40 years. The quake hit 1.24 miles east-northeast of West Seneca, New York, with a ...
The Clarendon-Linden fault system is a major series of fault lines in western New York state, References. University at Buffalo, ...
Hundreds of earthquakes have hit New York prior to Friday, but most are weak and pass without notice. Here's where the most powerful ones hit.