Ramapo Fault Zone Shutterstock. It’s not just the Virginia Seismic Zone New Yorkers have to worry about. Closer to home is the Ramapo Fault Zone, which stretches from New York through New Jersey ...

5. Ramapo Fault. Length: 185 miles Next in line on our list of biggest fault lines in US is Ramapo Fault that came to prominence in the 1970s, when it was discovered that it runs beneath the ...

The Ramapo Fault is a "very old" fault running northeast, ... "This small earthquake, 2.7, doesn't involve miles of fault line. It's probably one-quarter mile or much less, ...

It’s called the Ramapo fault and Kathryn Miles, author of “Quakeland,” explains more about this lesser known spot for earthquake activity. She also discusses fault lines in New York City.

Known as the Ramapo Fault System, this series of fault lines in the northern half of the state is responsible for dozens of earthquakes in the state's history. Meteor… Facebook ...

Second fault line discovered under Indian Point. ... The new zone intersects the already known Ramapo fault line. The plant sits on top of the intersection of the two, scientists say.

New Jersey experienced a 4.8 magnitude earthquake, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. Here is the science behind the cause and the Ramapo Fault.

Ramapo Fault earthquake felt in Rockland. ... 1783 — The epicenter of a magnitude 5.0 earthquake may have been the Westchester-Putnam county line and was felt as far south as Philadelphia.

The stress from Pangea separating caused the Ramapo Fault system to become active again, ... It’s not a simple line. The system is at least five to 10 miles wide.

At this time, the fault that caused the earthquake isn’t yet known,” said Jessica Jobe, a USGS research geologist. A magnitude-4.8 earthquake shook the East Coast shortly after 10:20 a.m. on ...