Yet another aftershock was recorded Tuesday. The numbers may be look impressive, but overall are quite 'normal,' says a USGS earthquake expert.
Yet another aftershock was recorded Tuesday. The numbers may be look impressive, but overall are quite"normal," says a USGS earthquake expert.Yet another aftershock, one of more than 150, was recorded Tuesday in the aftermath of the earthquake in central New Jersey that jolted the Philadelphia and New York areas last month, the U.S. Geological Survey reported.
The latest aftershock was classified as a magnitude 1.7, coming the day after a magnitude 1.9, the USGS said. Failing to rate above the 2.0 level, both were considered “microearthquakes.”in the Tewksbury, Hunterdon County area, since the morning of April 5, the day the earth did not stay still beneath the Philly and New York regions.
Don’t be impressed by the quantity of aftershocks, advised Alexandra Hatem, USGS research geologist with the Geologic Hazards Science Center in Colorado.Fewer than 10 of the aftershocks have exceeded the 2.0 threshold, according to USGS data, including a 2.6 last Wednesday, and a 2.9 on April 27. That 2.9 generated fewer than 1,000 reports of people having experienced the tremors, the agency said.
By contrast, the main quake on April 5 received over 180,000 reports, and more than 12,000 when a magnitude 3.7 was detected around 6 p.m.“Aftershock sequences typically follow generally similar patterns,” she said, “and as far as I can see, this earthquake is no exception.”
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