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A magnitude 2.7 earthquake rattled parts of New York and New Jersey around midday on Aug. 5, according to data from the U.S.
Tuesday’s magnitude 2.7 earthquake was recorded just south of Hillsdale, N.J. — about 25 miles northwest of Midtown Manhattan ...
The earthquake hit in the New Jersey suburb of Hasbrouck Heights at about 10:18 p.m. Eastern time at a depth of about 6.2 ...
However, the biggest and most memorable quake in recent months was a 4.8 earthquake on April 5, 2024, being felt as far away ...
"What makes it different for New York City is there's just a lot of infrastructure. So even a relatively low magnitude ...
Earthquakes in the Northeast tend to be active for a short period of time before the activity shifts to another area, Gates ...
The East Coast is crisscrossed with ancient faults, including the Ramapo Fault that runs through southeastern New York.
Roughly 60% of the city’s buildings were constructed before 1940, well before the city updated its building codes in 1995 to ...