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Seismicity of the New York City area is relatively low. [1] New York is less seismically active than California because it is far from any plate boundaries. Large and damaging intraplate earthquakes are relatively rare. When they do occur in the Northeastern United States, the areas affected by them are much larger than for earthquakes of ...
Due to the 1986 Malatya earthquake, 15 people were killed, another 100 were injured and 4,000 houses were damaged in the Dogansehir - Golbasi area. All houses were damaged in Kapıdere. Slight damage was caused to houses around the cities of Adıyaman and Elbistan. Some dangerous cracks appeared in the arch of Sürgü Dam.
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.
New Yorkers, especially, seemed shocked about the 4.8 magnitude earthquake, with many saying it was their first time experiencing one. It was the largest earthquake felt in New York City since the ...
It’s a big day for New Yorkers and their fellow East Coast counterparts, who started off the morning with an invigorating 4.8 magnitude earthquake with an epicenter radiating out from New Jersey.
A 2008 study from Columbia University found that the New York area was at "substantially greater" risk of a 6 or 7 magnitude earthquake than was previously thought. 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 ...
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.
Pages in category "1985 earthquakes". The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total. This list may not reflect recent changes . List of earthquakes in 1985.