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In top figure, closed red circles show 1924–2006 epicenters. Open black circles show larger earthquakes of 1737, 1783 and 1884. Green lines are the Ramapo fault. Seismicity of the New York City area is relatively low. New York is less seismically active than California because it is far from any plate boundaries.
Seismicity of New York Seismicity in New York City area. Data from U.S. Geological Survey (Top, USGS) and National Earthquake Information Center (Bottom, NEIC). In top figure, closed red circles show 1924–2006 epicenters. Open black circles show larger earthquakes of 1737, 1783 and 1884. Green lines are the Ramapo fault.
Ramapo Fault. The Ramapo Fault zone is a system of faults between the northern Appalachian Mountains and Piedmont areas to the east. [1] Spanning more than 185 miles (298 km) in New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania, it is perhaps the best known fault zone in the Mid-Atlantic region, and some small earthquakes have been known to occur in its ...
VII. The 1986 North Palm Springs earthquake injured 40 people in the North Palm Springs area and caused property damage estimated at $6 million. The most serious damage occurred at the Devers substation of Southern California Edison Company. Also some residences in the Whitewater Canyon area were badly damaged.
Friday’s earthquake was mild compared with some felt in California or the Caribbean, rating at 4.8 on the Richter scale. But “it’s pretty big for the Northeast,” said Joshua Russell, who ...
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.
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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]