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Seismicity of the New York City area is relatively low. [1] New York is less seismically active than California because it is far from any plate boundaries. Large and damaging intraplate earthquakes are relatively rare. When they do occur in the Northeastern United States, the areas affected by them are much larger than for earthquakes of ...
Aftershock: Earthquake in New York is a 1999 miniseries that was broadcast in the United States on CBS in two parts, with the first part aired on November 14 and the second on November 16. It was released to VHS in 2000, and on DVD in 2001. It is based on a book written by Chuck Scarborough.
The 1985 Mexico City earthquake struck in the early morning of 19 September at 07:17:50 (CST) with a moment magnitude of 8.0 and a maximal Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent). The event caused serious damage to the Greater Mexico City area and the deaths of at least 5,000 people. The sequence of events included a foreshock of magnitude 5.2 that ...
As for the last event over that threshold to originate within New York City itself, that came in Manhattan on 27 October 2001, measuring 2.6. Show comments Advertisement
A rare magnitude 4.8 earthquake rattled New Jersey on Friday, shaking buildings in Manhattan and sending tremors across the Northeast United States, a region unfamiliar with much seismic activity.
According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the earthquake struck a little before 10:30 a.m. ET. and is measured as a 4.8 temblor with its epicenter near Whitehouse Station, New Jersey.
Dyckman Street Fault. The Dyckman Street Fault is a seismologically active fault in New York City which runs parallel along the southern border of Inwood Hill Park, crossing the Harlem River and into Morris Heights. [1] As recently as 1989, activity of this fault caused a magnitude 2 earthquake. [2] [3] [4]
June 6 – A 6.6 magnitude earthquake shakes Central Mid-Atlantic Ridge. June 23 – A magnitude 6.1 earthquake hits Solomon Islands. Felt strongly in the eastern side of the islands. July. July 3 – A magnitude 7.4 earthquake hits New Britain. Damage, landslides and ground cracks on New Ireland and in the Rabaul area, New Britain. A 1.3-meter ...