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The largest known earthquake in New York City occurred in 1884, probably somewhere between Brooklyn and Sandy Hook, and had a magnitude of approximately 5. For this earthquake, observations of fallen bricks and cracked plaster were reported from eastern Pennsylvania to central Connecticut , and the maximum intensity reported was at two sites in ...
24 [86] Papua New Guinea, East Sepik: 7.2 102.3 VII Damage was observed throughout the highlands of Papua New Guinea. Submarine cables from Madang to Guam and Madang to Cairns were damaged. Preliminary estimate of damage approximately 500,000 U.S. dollars. - - 24 [87] Ascension Island offshore 6.4 21.6 I - - - 24 [88] New Zealand, Kermadec ...
Felt at Cold Bay, Chignik Lake and Chignik Lagoon. Also felt at False Pass, King Cove, Perryville and Port Heiden. October 11 – A magnitude 4.5 earthquake in Guatemala. Several people injured and about 500 houses destroyed at San Miguel Uspantán. About 80 percent of the buildings in the town sustained some damage.
Hundreds in New York City said they were jolted awake by the rare earthquake, thinking it was caused by some type of explosion. ... Further north in New York City, a 1.7-magnitude earthquake was ...
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 ...
Kalhan Rosenblatt. April 5, 2024 at 2:51 PM. While millions of people recover from the morning wakeup call of a 4.8-magnitude earthquake rocking the East Coast, a small group of people are feeling ...
Seismicity is scattered throughout most of the New York metropolitan area, with some hint of a concentration of earthquakes in the area surrounding Manhattan Island. The largest known earthquake in this region occurred in 1884 and had a magnitude of approximately 5. For this earthquake, observations of fallen bricks and cracked plaster were ...
November 16, 1999. (1999-11-16) 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.