New York and New Jersey felt the earth shake less than an hour ago at 10:30 AM. The quake registered 4.8 on the Richter Scale. Reports of shaking have already been reported from Maine to Maryland.
Location of the 4.8 magnitude quake, map courtesy USGS
Early reports have not mentioned any severe damage. Several agencies in the area have ordered stops to services until inspections can be performed on infrastructure. Earthquakes are rare in the U.S. Northeast.
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What? I have never heard of earthquakes in that region of the US!! What could this mean?
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Earthquakes are rare in the northeast US. Buffalo NY had one (3.8) I think about 12 years ago.
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Really? Maybe the Big One is coming to that region? I hope not.
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Nice
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thank you
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Tell me about it! Felt it in Cornwall On Hudson NY.
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Did you receive any damage?
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I don’t think so. I don’t own the house so I don’t know if it effected the foundation. It did shake quite a bit. But I think it will be ok. Very, very unusual where I live in NY that is for sure. Sounded like a hugh airplane flying overhead. We have West Point nearby.
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Feeling an earthquake gives one a new perspective on the the concept of the stability of Earth!
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Indeed! Never experienced an Earthquake like this before.
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I was talking to my daughter in NJ in the afternoon when another earthquake shook her house. She was at work and didn’t feel the first one.
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Glad she did not suffer any damage.
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I experienced the biggest earthquake in Europe in Belgium about 33 years ago. It was very strange but little damage was done. Thank goodness. At first I thought it was a tornado and was terrified that we were in a wizard of oz like situation. But no. Thank goodness
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