Isnt the eclipse on 4/8.
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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