For a while, the quake was being reported as a 4.7, to which I thought “think mirror” to Taiwan’s 7.4 and started thinking that I’ve been on this site for too many years!
4.8 means more east of the Mississippi due to the tighter / clay soil we have here. For example, in central IN, we can feel a 5.x sized quake from multiple states away. A few years ago a high 5.x or low 6.x was felt as far south as Florida and as far north as Michigan / Wisconsin. If New Madrid goes it won't take a high number to do big damage.
I was in the Loma one in 89 in Berkeley (sadly) and in Sussex county NJ for this one. There was about 3 seconds of peak where the floor started to move today. Was minor but definitely noticeable.
For a while, the quake was being reported as a 4.7, to which I thought “think mirror” to Taiwan’s 7.4 and started thinking that I’ve been on this site for too many years!
Glad it wasn’t just me! 😂😂
I'm not saying it was a terrible earthquake I'm just saying that the 4.8 is the same date as the eclipse on 4/8
Here it is: https://www.iris.edu/app/station_monitor/#2024-04-05T14:23:20/US-BINY/trace/US-BINY|11825173
You can hear it too.
And its epicentre was below Trump’s NJ property?😉
4.8 is nothing...try a 7 in CA.
NJ doesn't get EQs. 4.8 is significant regardless of what happens in CA.
4.8 means more east of the Mississippi due to the tighter / clay soil we have here. For example, in central IN, we can feel a 5.x sized quake from multiple states away. A few years ago a high 5.x or low 6.x was felt as far south as Florida and as far north as Michigan / Wisconsin. If New Madrid goes it won't take a high number to do big damage.
Also, earthquakes east of Mississippi are far more shallow than west. This quake wasn't even 3 miles deep.
Alaska enters the chat
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/1964_Alaska_earthquake
I was in the Loma one in 89 in Berkeley (sadly) and in Sussex county NJ for this one. There was about 3 seconds of peak where the floor started to move today. Was minor but definitely noticeable.