Widespread Tremors (IMAGE)

Columbia Climate School

Widespread Tremors

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Peak ground velocity from a magnitude 4.8 earthquake under Tewksbury township, N.J., (gold star) on April 5, 2024. Shaking was relatively weak at the epicenter, but spread unexpectedly far, predominantly to the northeast.

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Won-Young Kim/Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory

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