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East Tennessee earthquake shows our fault lines. Experts say a far bigger one is possible
have been well-studied and can help determine what specific fault caused an earthquake. But that’s not the case in East Tennessee. “(The East Tennessee Seismic Zone is) a seismic zone we know the ...
Daily Mail7mon
How little-known fault lines could trigger the next catastrophic earthquake in the US
The team has sounded the alarm for more monitoring on the overlooked branches as they are found in several US states ... The 'wannabe faults' are found branching off of major fault lines ...
Business Insider1y
The East Coast earthquake came from a fault that's been asleep for hundreds of millions of years but suddenly reactivated
The 4.8-magnitude earthquake on the East Coast Friday ... generally inactive faults, but they can become reactivated at any time," Jessica Jobe, a geologist at the US Geological Survey, said ...
Detroit Free Press1y
It's rare to feel an earthquake in Michigan, but state does have fault lines
Some states are littered with fault lines where two tectonic plates meet ... or elsewhere in the eastern U.S. Most earthquakes occur at the boundaries between tectonic plates, such as the ...
NBC Chicago10mon
Is Illinois on a fault line? What to know about the 3.4 magnitude quake in Somonauk
According to the USGS, most of North America east of the Rocky ... famed New Madrid fault line. That fault system has caused some of the strongest earthquakes in United States history, temporarily ...