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The East Coast earthquake came from a fault that's been asleep for hundreds of millions of years but suddenly reactivated
The earthquake that just shook the East Coast was ... generally inactive faults, but they can become reactivated at any time," Jessica Jobe, a geologist at the US Geological Survey, said in ...
Here's the basic science behind New Jersey earthquakes and the Ramapo Fault
New Jersey experienced a 4.8 magnitude earthquake, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. Here is the science behind the ...
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Why epicenter of 3.9 earthquake between Hayward, Calaveras fault lines is significant
DUBLIN, Calif. (KGO) -- From Napa to Santa Cruz, many Bay Area residents say they felt the big jolt of a 3.9 earthquake on the Calaveras fault in the East Bay. It struck at 7:46 p.m. Monday night ...