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THIS WEEK IN HISTORY
Earthquake-in New Jersey?
A whole lot of East Coast shaking going on
An 5.2 earthquake hit southern California today creating anxiety for the area. It was only a year ago when the East Coast experienced a 4.7 (4.8) earthquake north of Whitehouse Station in New Jersey at 10:20 a.m. The quake was felt from Philadelphia to New York City.
Earthquake felt in Northeast, USGS says | CNN
According to the US Geological Survey:
Earthquakes in the central and eastern U.S., although less frequent than in the western U.S., are typically felt over a much broader region. East of the Rockies, an earthquake can be felt over an area as much as ten times larger than a similar magnitude earthquake on the west coast. A magnitude 4.0 eastern U.S. earthquake typically can be felt at many places as far as 100 km (60 mi) from where it occurred, and it infrequently causes damage near its source. A magnitude 5.5 eastern U.S. earthquake usually can be felt as far as 500 km (300 mi) from where it occurred, and sometimes causes damage as far away as 40 km (25 mi).
