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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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

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

A relatively mild 3.0 magnitude earthquake shook the New York metropolitan area Saturday night. The earthquake hit in the New ...
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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 ...

Recent New Jersey earthquakes not cause for concern, seismologist says

After earthquakes centered in New Jersey rattled parts the NYC area twice in less than two weeks, a seismologist says it's ...