Friday, August 14, 2015

Earthquake — Craton edge displacement obvious

8/14/2015 — Rare New Jersey / New York Earthquake — 

Craton edge displacement obvious  

by Michael Janitch
A very rare M2.5 earthquake struck the East coast in New Jersey just a few miles West of metropolitan New York City.
2.5 new york new jersey aug 15 2015 earthquake
The earthquake epicenter was below a residential subdivision between Bernardsville + Mendham New Jersey.
new york new jersey earthquake aug 14 2015
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New York , New England, and the East coast was an area of focus in the most recent earthquake forecasts.
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Information on this earthquake from the USGS:

M2.5 - 3km N of Bernardsville, New Jersey

Magnitude/uncertainty2.5 mb_lg± 0.1
Location/uncertainty40.747°N 74.574°W± 1.3 km
Depth/uncertainty5.5 km± 7.6
Origin Time2015-08-14 07:41:23.870 UTC
Number of Stations
Number of Phases39
Minimum Distance7.12 km (0.06°)
Travel Time Residual0.65 sec
Azimuthal Gap90°
FE RegionNew Jersey (494)

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