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What causes earthquakes in the Northeast, like the magnitude 4.8 that shook New Jersey? A geoscientist explains

  • Written by Gary Solar, Professor of Geosciences, Buffalo State, The State University of New York
imageA map of earthquakes over the past century. The large orange dot was a magnitude 4.8 on April 5, 2024.USGS

It’s rare to feel earthquakes in the U.S. Northeast, so the magnitude 4.8 earthquake in New Jersey that shook buildings in New York City and was felt from Maryland to Boston on April 5, 2024, drew a lot of questions. It was one of the str...

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