Why earthquakes are less common along East Coast than the western US

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Quakes on the East Coast can still pack a punch, as its rocks are better than their western counterparts at spreading earthquake energy across long distances.

The biggest Eastern quakes usually occur along the mid-Atlantic Ridge, which extends through Iceland and the Atlantic Ocean.NEW YORK --

"If we had the same magnitude quake in California, it probably wouldn't be felt nearly as far away," said USGS geophysicist Paul Caruso. This is the strongest earthquake since 1884 for the greater New York City metro area, or in nearly 140 years, and this is the strongest New Jersey earthquake since 1783 when a magnitude 5.3 occurred.

 

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