Has anyone felt the Earth move from under them? Residents in lower New York state have recently reported minor shaking, as several small tremors were recorded in neighboring New Jersey, according to seismologists from the USGS.
None of the recent quakes, though, were quite as strong as April 2024’s 4.8-magnitude tremor, that shook millions across the Northeast. The spring earthquake displayed such “peculiar behavior” that experts from the Columbia Climate School say it lead to the discovery a “previously unmapped” fault line.
The recent earthquakes were more than likely just some of the thousands of aftershocks from 2024’s moderate tremor in New Jersey, along the Ramapo Fault.
Could a Major Earthquake Ever Strike New York State?
Some studies proposed that there may additional fault zones extending from the Ramapo Fault into southwestern Connecticut. There are also many smaller faults that criss-cross across New York City, meaning there could be a chance for significant earthquake one day…