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Here's the basic science behind New Jersey earthquakes and the Ramapo Fault
The surface where that slippage occurs is called a fault. While there are many faults in New Jersey, the best known is the Ramapo Fault, which runs northeast-southwest in North Jersey. The ...
In a time of divisiveness, these events brought North Jersey people together
In a time of divisiveness, here are four events that brought North Jersey residents together, even if it was just for a few ...
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Berks residents react to 4.8 magnitude earthquake
The Berks County portion of the Ramapo fault line was more active in the mid 1990's for a few years. That includes some smaller quakes from 1993 to 1995 in areas just south and west of Reading ...
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New study sheds light on April earthquake felt in NYC
According to the study by Columbia University’s Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, the earthquake did not occur along the well-known Ramapo Fault, which runs through parts of New York and New Jersey.
Is the East Coast on the brink of a major earthquake — and are we prepared?
Ebel said that the April 5 earthquake has left seismologists baffled since it didn’t occur on the Ramapo Fault zone, ...