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NYC is not close to any major geological activity. The east coast, unlike the west coast, has been quiet for, what, 60 million years? The Appalachian mountains
by quotemstr 7y ago
NYC is not close to any major geological activity. The east coast, unlike the west coast, has been quiet for, what, 60 million years? The Appalachian mountains are worn-down nubs. The closest seismic zones are, what, the Caribbean and the New Madrid area of Missouri, IIRC.
- Decade 7y agoDepending on how you define “major” (I just saw a Twitter status arguing that San Francisco does not get “truly big” earthquakes because it’s a transform boundary and not a subduction zone), New York has a bunch of faults and does get significant geological activity. https://twitter.com/typesfast/status/1183984933733158913 https://twitter.com/typesfast/status/1183984933733158913 https://nypost.com/2017/09/09/new-york-city-is-overdue-for-a-major-earthquake/ https://nypost.com/2017/09/09/new-york-city-is-overdue-for-a...