⚠Preliminary info: #earthquake (#sismo) about 20 mi W of North Plainfield (New Jersey) 1 min ago (local time 10:23:19)❗MAGNITUDE NOT AVAILABLE YET❗Updates at:
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⚠Preliminary info: M5.5 #earthquake (#sismo) about 20 mi W of North Plainfield (New Jersey) 3 min ago (local time 10:23:19). Updates at:
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Eyewitnesses reported shaking in #NewJersey 4 min ago (local time 10:23:19)⚠
More info soon!
#Earthquake (#sismo) confirmed by seismic data.⚠Preliminary info: M5.5 || 19 mi W of North Plainfield (New Jersey) || 4 min ago (local time 10:23:19). Follow the thread for the updates👇
#Earthquake 19 mi W of North Plainfield (New Jersey) 4 min ago (local time 10:23:19). Colored dots represent local shaking & damage level reported by eyeswitnesses. Share your experience via:
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Earthquakes may happen anytime: what to do during the shaking?
🠪 INSIDE: take shelter, keep away from windows.
🠪 OUTSIDE: stay away from anything that might collapse (bridges, roofs, electrical wires).
❌🌊RISK of TSUNAMI EXCLUDED
Following the #earthquake (#sismo) M5.2 occurred 19 mi W of North Plainfield (New Jersey) 5 min ago (local time 10:23:19). More info at the links provided below👇
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#Earthquake 18 mi E of #Phillipsburg (New Jersey) 7 min ago (local time 10:23:21). Updated map - Colored dots represent local shaking & damage level reported by eyewitnesses. Share your experience:
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🔎 Map of background focal mechanisms:
ℹEvent wrap-up: today a M4.7 #earthquake (#sismo) hit #Plainfield (New Jersey) at 10:23:20 local time (UTC 14:23:20). Shaking was felt over 200mi by approximately 36M people in United States of America and .
ℹ Aftershocks may occur in the next hours/days. Unless it is necessary, stay away from damaged areas for your safety 🙏 Be careful and follow national authorities' information.
🗨Eyewitnesses are saying: 'Rumbling[…]' Felt the #earthquake too? Share your experience and read others' at:
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#Earthquake 18 mi W of #Plainfield (New Jersey) 23 min ago (local time 10:23:20). Updated map - Colored dots represent local shaking & damage level reported by eyewitnesses. Share your experience via:
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🔎 Regional instrumental seismicity in New Jersey. The colored dots represent the #earthquakes that have struck the region [using @ISCseism catalog -1960 to 2020- and @emsc data -from 2021 onwards]:
❓Why can't seismologists predict #earthquakes? Find it out in this educational video from @EarthScope_sci👇
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q8Ot3ToO_54
Can Earthquakes Be Predicted? (Part 2: Using an analogy)

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A unique earthquake detection system: a blend of collaborative work from eyewitnesses and of data collection from seismic institutes. You felt an earthquake and want to add or see testimonies on a specific seismic event? Do you want to know if there are any earthquakes near you, or see the worldwide earthquakes in the last 24 hours?

@lastquake So is "thinning of the plate" still considered the leading theory for East Coast quakes?
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/what-caused-dc-earthquake-2011-180959019/
What Caused the 2011 D.C. Earthquake?

A thinning mantle led to the 5.8 magnitude shake in the Southeast, and more may be in store

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@lastquake it was actually a 4.7 but close