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April 5, 2024 at 12:44 PM. By Julia Harte and Joseph Ax. NEW YORK (Reuters) -A 4.8-magnitude earthquake struck near New York City on Friday morning, the U.S. Geological Survey said, shaking ...
Moments later, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported a 4.7 to 4.8-magnitude earthquake occurred near Whitehouse Station in New Jersey. The earthquake was around 4.7 miles deep.
The area within 100km radius of New York City has an intermediate level of seismic activity, more than what is observed in central New York State. [11] It is not as seismically active as California which is located at a transform plate boundary, but large and damaging earthquakes do occur.
A 4.8 magnitude earthquake struck New Jersey at 10:23 a.m. ET on Friday morning. A view of lower Manhattan in New York City from Jersey City, New Jersey, on Feb. 25, 2024.
This is a list of towns in New York. As of the 2020 United States population census , [1] [2] the 62 counties of the State of New York are subdivided into 933 towns , 62 cities , and 10 American Indian reservations .
They are New York County ( Manhattan ), Kings County ( Brooklyn ), Bronx County ( The Bronx ), Richmond County ( Staten Island ), and Queens County ( Queens ). In contrast to other counties of New York, the powers of the five boroughs of New York City are very limited and in nearly all respects are governed by the city government. [4]
Earthquakes are less common on the eastern than western edges of the U.S. because the East Coast does not lie on a boundary of tectonic plates. But 13 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or stronger have ...
Aftershock: Earthquake in New York. Aftershock: Earthquake in New York is a 1999 miniseries that was broadcast in the United States on CBS in two parts, with the first part aired on November 14 and the second on November 16. It was released to VHS in 2000, and on DVD in 2001. It is based on a book written by Chuck Scarborough.