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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 ...

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 ...
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NYC is not prepared for a big earthquake, but does it need to be?

New York City has seen a pair of earthquakes in the last few days with minimal impact. A recent report finds a bigger ...

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, ...

Second earthquake rattles NYC metro area in 3 days

Tuesday’s magnitude 2.7 earthquake was recorded just south of Hillsdale, N.J. — about 25 miles northwest of Midtown Manhattan ...
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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 ...

New Jersey earthquake rattles NYC and Connecticut—second in 3 days leaves residents shaken; Is a bigger one coming?

New Jersey earthquake today rattled New York City, Connecticut, and the Hudson Valley, marking the second tremor in just ...

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 ...