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Magnitude 2.7 earthquake recorded in NYC, northern NJ area

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake rattled parts of New York and New Jersey around midday on Aug. 5, according to data from the U.S.

Days after small tremor rattles NYC area, USGS reports 2.7 earthquake in northern NJ

Did you feel it? An earthquake with a magnitude of 2.7 was reported in northern New Jersey, according to preliminary ...

2.7-magnitude earthquake rattles NYC, New Jersey suburbs

A 2.7-magnitude quake rattled the Tri-State area around midday Tuesday. The epicenter was located in Hillsdale, New Jersey, ...

NYC could face $4.7B in damage if rocked by earthquake similar to recent temblors

What makes it different for New York City is there’s just a lot of infrastructure. So even a relatively low magnitude ...

Second earthquake rattles NYC metro area in 3 days

Tuesday’s magnitude 2.7 earthquake was recorded just south of Hillsdale, N.J. — about 25 miles northwest of Midtown Manhattan ...
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Earthquake felt in NYC: Region rattled by second quake in days. What we know now

However, the biggest and most memorable quake in recent months was a 4.8 earthquake on April 5, 2024, being felt as far away ...
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City buildings would be vulnerable in the rare event of a moderate earthquake

Roughly 60% of the city’s buildings were constructed before 1940, well before the city updated its building codes in 1995 to ...

What to know about the earthquake that shook the New York area Saturday night

The earthquake hit in the New Jersey suburb of Hasbrouck Heights at about 10:18 p.m. Eastern time at a depth of about 6.2 ...