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What do you make of the theory that the New Madrid Seismic Zone is actually a new plate rifting attempt that happens to be in its infancy? Much of the upper great lakes and upper Midwest bedrock (stretching from Eastern Iowa to the Laurentian Shield and South to near Lake Erie in an almost horseshoe shape) is from such a previous attempt that instead filled with as much as kilometers of volcanic flows and was sealed shut over the course of geologic time.
Shawn, thank you so much for using my 3D earthquake simulations! I have spent more than 1.5 years on this independent research project so far. My goal is to show people around the world the effects that different ground shaking levels have on various relevant buildings and structures :) Thank you so much for your updates!
"World’s largest 3D earthquake simulation channel on RUclips! My channel focuses on realistic 3D earthquake simulations of a variety of virtual structures and types of buildings from around the world. Some of my work has been featured by various international media news outlets and it has also been published on other large RUclips channels such as GeologyHub and CaSeismograph for educational purposes. This channel’s content was also featured on the Curiosity Channel in a recent documentary called “Forecasting the Big One”. " SUBSCRIBED!
It appears you've done a masterful job on this and it's a very useful contribution to the science. Mercalli Scale is SO subjective, depending on location, what kind of soils, what sort of structure you're in, AND whether one has even _experienced_ an earthquake at some time in their lives! If you've never been through one of this magnitude you'd swear the world was ending, whereas this intensity is quite light when compared to the frequency of this magnitude of earthquake in a place like California. Your video helps tremendously to put some context to the Mercalli scale and can really help people select the right intensity based on what happened in their particular environment. Well done. Well done indeed.
A minor thing. "Ramapo"...which is the name of a Native American people, is pronounced with the accent on the first syllable, and the "apo" part is said as one would say "ago" as in Long Ago. So: RAM apo. The word originally mean "round pond" or "sweet water". The Ramapo were/(are) a Lenape people. Sometimes it is spelled Ramapough.
Shawn - When I heard of the earthquake, my first thought was : I wish that SW would explain this, but he’s all the way in Idaho - what would he have to say about our little eastern wobbles? The joke is on me - thanks for this immediate, clear and professional explanation! You provide such a valuable service to the curious. Robin
Me too, kinda! I saw a clip of a shaky UN Security Council meeting and hoped that Shawn might remind me why there are earthquakes in the east of the US too sometimes.
12:44pm. Hello Shawn! Felt the quake here in Harlem, New York City. I live in a 14 story NYCHA building that was built in 1940. It was a rolling then shaking sensation. I felt my ears pop and was nauseated. The sound was similar to the sound of subway car rolling nearby.
Smacked my head against the headboard...I'm only ~25mi from the Ramapo Fault. I live on a sandbar so the only thing I'm worried about is gas mains starting to leak in the coming days. The first earthquake of my life was almost exactly 60 years ago in California: the Good Friday one. This one was negligible compared to that!
The epicenter was about 15 miles from where I was working at the time. Me and my employees were convinced an 18 wheeler was about to come though the building! I literally ran outside with a phone in my hand thinking I was about to report a car accident!
I LOVE US East Coast Geology! I have studied almost every aspect of it. Another notable Earthquake was the 2011 Mineral, Virginia Earthquake which was a 5.8. I was in Norfolk and I felt it. I also felt another earthquake a few years ago in Winston-Salem, NC. Your analysis is spot on Shawn! On a separate note, there are much younger volcanoes in Virginia than most people would think. Pangea started rifting apart 190 million years ago. There are actually volcanoes that erupted just west of the Blue Ridge Mountains between 48 and 35 million years ago. Two notable ones are Mole Hill (which erupted 48 million years ago) and Trimble Knobb (35 million years ago). Those are very young seeing that the Mid-Atlantic Ridge was thousands of miles away by then. Thank you again Shawn!
I was in Virginia when the Mineral quake happened but I was in a concrete basement and missed the whole thing! Today’s was the first earthquake I ever felt!
Live in western Massachusetts near the Connecticut border and felt it. Used to live in Los Angeles so knew exactly what was happening. Lasted about 3-4 seconds. Texted my kids immediately after and they both replied in seconds--one felt it in Boston and the other in southern CT along the shore. It was fun to fill out my "Did you feel it?" USGS questionnaire since leaving CA many years ago!
Just felt an aftershock here in Philly at 6:00PM. Very noticeable. We definitely felt it this morning here in Philly. Big time. I was home on a day off, having a late breakfast. It's a 150-year-old, 3-story row home in center city. The house shook and rumbled, and some of the stuff in cabinets rattled. It was noisy, and lots of the rumbly noise seemed to be coming from the floor (ground floor). But no damage. I could feel the waves moving through the house from front to back (north to south). I thought it was from an active fault system between Philly and Reading (around Wyomissing, in Berks County). But we don't usually feel those in Philly, because they're mostly in the region of 2 on the richter scale. The actual source was about 60 miles away from me, NNE in NJ. Fun way to start the day. Thanks, Shawn, for putting it all in context so quickly. That was great.
Wow! Shawn is on the job! I’m in Minnesota, but I appreciate this info! 1. I know folks out east, for whom the idea of an earthquake fault in the area is new. 2. I watch every one of Shawn’s videos for his exceptionally capable deliverance of geologic knowledge, articulated in terms accessible to the public. In other words, his videos are a lot of fun to watch, and highly educational too, plus he seems like a genuinely nice guy.
Thank you for jumping in with this. I'm 70 miles north on NYC, east of the Hudson. It shook the house, no damage though. Only some crystal clinking. I've hooked since the November Iceland event. I'm loving your channel. The house is 184 years old.
Ah yes, more famously known as the World Series earthquake! Oakland A’s vs SF Giants at Candlestick Park! I heard that the World Series going on may have saved some lives because not as many people were on the roads since they were attending the game already or got out of work early to watch the game at home.
Its pronounced RAM-ah-poe. This is in the NJ highlands which is mostly dense basaltic, with magnetite deposits that were mostly mined out before the Revolutionary War. Still produces some excellent mineral specimens.
Upon further review of my NJ geology map, the epicenter is very near the border of the Highlands and Piedmont regions in western NJ. I have an excellent specimen of magnetite from that area.
The NJ earthquake was strong enough for me to pour myself a second cup of coffee to make sure I was awake here in SoCal PS - Thanks for going over the event.
Hi Shawn - felt earthquake in Westchester county New York where I live. It happened at 10:20 am edt . I was in the library when building shook for 2-3 minutes. It was felt about 100 miles from Lebanon NJ
Thanks! I'm from central Maine and have felt a quake or two. I was hoping to learn more today when I heard of this. When I felt the EQs it was like a big truck driving very close...and we didn't even identify it as a quake because they happen so seldom in the east. Just not on our mental radar. This was very interesting to hear about. I really appreciate your talks.
I was so happy to see you cover this event after watching you for so long on iceland. A shot across thr bow about earthquake safety and readiness was spot on perfect. And Ramapo is pronounced ram (like the animal) -ah-poe (like Edgar Allen poe). :-)
I will stay tuned to your channel even when Iceland cools down - which it probably won't for decades ... But your informations are just so fresh and reliable for a geology-lay-person like myself! Thx for the quick reaction.
I am happy you explained this 😀 I live 26 miles west of Boston and felt it. I live in a townhome -I was on first floor. Sitting on couch it felt like I was a boat, had shelves shake, hanging light swayed, heard rattling ,and saw trees outside swaying. My poor cats were unsettled for a bit after. I reported on ‘did you feel it’. I am a USGS quake map junkie! It was pretty exciting for me to finally get to contribute data! Love your channel. I found your channel in a January and am addicted.
I found a couple things on the floor this morning when I woke up, northern TN area, checked USGS and it showed many small quakes nearby, then 3 hours later heard about NY and surrounding area.
Definitely was ‘felt’ and heard north of the NJ border! House shaking, furniture, dishes rattling and a loud extended ‘rumble’ throughout the Warwick, NY valley and beyond! Thanks for the comprehensive reporting!
Great explanation about the context of earthquakes in eastern North America. There is another source of stress changes in the northeast part of the USA, which is the huge ice sheet that covered the area during the Ice Age, only about 18,000 years ago, and then melted. The crust and mantle in New Jersey and adjacent areas are still adjusting to the removal of the ice sheet. The ice sheets in the western USA were much smaller and have less effect today.
Also, the Adirondack Mountains are still growing, and faster than isostatic rebound can explain. Also faster than erosion, so the Adirondacks are the only mountains on the Eastern side of North America that are _growing._ And nobody knows why.
Hey Shawn we are about 4 miles from the epicenter. The house shook quite a bit. My wife was in the grocery store down the road and they had lights fall off the ceiling and product fall from the shelves.
This little earthquake is why when I move out of California and build my new house in another state I will build it to Seismic Zone IV Standards whether it’s required or not.
My brother in New Jersey ( Maplewood NJ) says they definitely felt it. I sent him the link of this so he gets your straightforward, well informed insights- With all the seismic activity happening lately it sure is keeping you busy so thank you for the updates.
On the 7th floor in Newburgh NY and knew what it was immediately. One (of many) great things about NY is your first reaction to a quake can be Wow Cool because you're not fearing for your life like in CA. Thanks for your explanation about the density of the rock here because I've been thinking about that since I felt a 4.0 in Jersey City in 1985 that was centered near the Tappan Zee. I always thought that it rattled down the Palisades because a lot of people closer, but on sandy soil, didn't feel it.
You were my first thought when I heard of this ! Couldn't wait to get off from the hospital and listen to your update ❤ Thank you for everything you do 😊
M2.0 after shock detected and shown on USGS. I felt the main event in Bedford MA, it shook the office ceiling lights and a co-workers computer screen. No damage. I did file a DYFI report.
Good morning, Shawn! I have been watching your videos ever since I discovered them during the eruptions in Iceland. I can't express how appreciative I am of your consistent and considerable effort in providing geology education to the general public. Geology is my passion and avocation. Because of life circumstances, I was never able to complete my degree in geology but I have continued educating myself through reading as much as time allowed me to. Your videos have provided so much information. Thank you!
I live in Trenton NJ, and it was loud and moderate shaking. All of our neighbors came out to see what was happening. We just had an aftershock at about 6:04pm. Much shorter and weaker, but rumbling and windows rattling!
When I moved to California from Chicago, I was immediately greeted by a quake in Berkeley, and I was surprised at how knowledgeable my neighbors were about quakes and the exponential Richter scale. They knew a 5 was way worse than a 4. I am still fuzzy about the differences among the various measurements, and I wish you could do a video employing your great skill in explaining things geological to go over the mercalli and other scales -- what they measure, how to interpret the numbers.
My daughter lives very close. Despite living in CA for the first 12 years of her life, this is the first quake she felt. I’m in the DC area/ northern Virginia and didn’t feel it sitting in an office building. A high V or low VI seems right. Nothing fell in her condo, but she felt it necessary to check the gas lines.
Thank you. I learned a lot tonight. Am from Long Island, NY and I felt mild tremors a little after 9 am. My dogs who were napping on the floor got up and looked around. I thought that was very interesting. Never considered faults here in NY. Thanks for the great lesson.
Thank you, Shawn! I am learning so much and can now share these videos with my fellow east coast family members. I hope a few of them get as interested in this field of science as I am, too... thanks to your very good work!
Thanks for the update. We felt it here in nothern NJ. Picture frames and items falling off shelves. We've had 3+ inches of rain here in the past few days, ground is completely saturated. Not sure if there's any potential for that water weight to have an impact on the faults. Really appreciate the info!
I was in the basement of my daughter’s home in Blackwood, NJ and did not notice a thing. My daughter was up on the second floor working in her office and she came down to check on us. She said the house was shaking. I was on the phone at the time as well with my husband as it occurred and he looked around saying the house just shook. Our home is in Berlin, NJ. We experienced the stronger 5.8 quake in 2011. Thanks for sharing information so quickly.
Just caught up on this video, again. Thank you kindly for your time. This was really informative. I could watch your videos back to back all day. You explain things so clearly and your so engaging.
Great information Shawn. I live in Peekskill, NY which extends through my town. Growing up in Northern New Jersey, especially in Scouting, we learned and visited some areas of the Ramapo Fault Line, more specifically Mahwah, NJ. Was great to see this video and I've shared it to my local community.
I live up in the Mid Hudson Valley. I took today off in preparation for going to Rochester this weekend for the eclipse. There was actually a good 60-90 secs (?) of very light shaking beforehand that suddenly ramped up to shelf-rattling, which then calmed back down to another 30 seconds of light vibration.
Hah! I also took today off to prep for going to Lake Placid, Watertown, Plattsburgh, Burlington for the eclipse (from Philly). I'm going up to Albany area beforehand, and decide on Monday morning to go where the clouds are predicted to be least--hoping for Lake Placid. I picked up the rental car this morning and the guy asked me where I was going. When I said to see the eclipse, he said "You too?? Everybody's renting cars to go see it!"
Thanks Shawn, I felt it this morning in Mt. Kisco, NY. It shook the house not unlike the West Point helicopters that fly up the Hudson River Valley. I filled out the survey right after it happened.
Thanks for your coverage and analysis Shawn. I definitely felt the earthquake from my home in Old Saybrook, CT. It felt like a train passing for about 30 seconds. I am enjoying your channel!
Thanks for this update and explanation of East Coast quakes. Here in California, I always fill out the "did you feel it" questionnaire after a quake. Here we now have smartphone apps that give an early warning... maybe 10-20 seconds before shaking is felt, unless the epicenter is very close. Today my Los Angeles friend who now lives in Kinderhook NY (between Hudson and Albany) said the quake woke her up!
Thanks, Shawn. I grew up about 20 minutes east of the epicenter and was happy to hear some geology about my homeland. By the way, Ramapo has the emphasis on the 1st syllable, not the 2nd. Thanks for all your hard work. : )
Dr wilsey thank you for getting on this your site so quickly on the New York City Metro I'm surprised it's felt in a smaller area than I would expect consider the rocky geology of this area a 4.8 in California Yes would be not much but I expected more why did it not turn out less severe with the hard ground surface then people have been expecting in the East Coast versus West Coast Thanks for your insight in Ireland and this and I'll be curious to see what kind of answers you come up with
HI SHAWN, I live in Seattle currently but grew up in Rockland County NY, the first county above Bergen County NJ. Up against the Ramapo mountains and the Ramapo fault. I remember a big earthquake in the 70’s, I think a 5, it shook pretty hard and also remember the 1985 one. I won’t tell you how to pronounce Ramapo, others have covered it!
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What do you make of the theory that the New Madrid Seismic Zone is actually a new plate rifting attempt that happens to be in its infancy? Much of the upper great lakes and upper Midwest bedrock (stretching from Eastern Iowa to the Laurentian Shield and South to near Lake Erie in an almost horseshoe shape) is from such a previous attempt that instead filled with as much as kilometers of volcanic flows and was sealed shut over the course of geologic time.
I live in Dover, Delaware & we felt it here as well.
@@Solidaritas1 NMSZ lies in an ancient, failed rift. There is no evidence to suggest it is a young, developing rift.
@@shawnwillsey okay, I didn't realize that the plate attempted to split again after that.
Ram-a-po. It's a Indian tribe still in area.
Shawn, thank you so much for using my 3D earthquake simulations! I have spent more than 1.5 years on this independent research project so far. My goal is to show people around the world the effects that different ground shaking levels have on various relevant buildings and structures :) Thank you so much for your updates!
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@@Liamsmomma6486thank you so much for watching! 😊
Thank you.
It appears you've done a masterful job on this and it's a very useful contribution to the science. Mercalli Scale is SO subjective, depending on location, what kind of soils, what sort of structure you're in, AND whether one has even _experienced_ an earthquake at some time in their lives! If you've never been through one of this magnitude you'd swear the world was ending, whereas this intensity is quite light when compared to the frequency of this magnitude of earthquake in a place like California. Your video helps tremendously to put some context to the Mercalli scale and can really help people select the right intensity based on what happened in their particular environment. Well done. Well done indeed.
A minor thing. "Ramapo"...which is the name of a Native American people, is pronounced with the accent on the first syllable, and the "apo" part is said as one would say "ago" as in Long Ago.
So: RAM apo.
The word originally mean "round pond" or "sweet water". The Ramapo were/(are) a Lenape people.
Sometimes it is spelled Ramapough.
Shawn - When I heard of the earthquake, my first thought was : I wish that SW would explain this, but he’s all the way in Idaho - what would he have to say about our little eastern wobbles? The joke is on me - thanks for this immediate, clear and professional explanation! You provide such a valuable service to the curious. Robin
Well said.
I was thinking the same thing! I was hoping that Shawn would have something on it!
Me too, kinda! I saw a clip of a shaky UN Security Council meeting and hoped that Shawn might remind me why there are earthquakes in the east of the US too sometimes.
12:44pm.
Hello Shawn! Felt the quake here in Harlem, New York City. I live in a 14 story NYCHA building that was built in 1940. It was a rolling then shaking sensation. I felt my ears pop and was nauseated. The sound was similar to the sound of subway car rolling nearby.
God, that must have been scary!
Wait your ears popped??? Like from pressure?
Smacked my head against the headboard...I'm only ~25mi from the Ramapo Fault. I live on a sandbar so the only thing I'm worried about is gas mains starting to leak in the coming days.
The first earthquake of my life was almost exactly 60 years ago in California: the Good Friday one. This one was negligible compared to that!
The epicenter was about 15 miles from where I was working at the time. Me and my employees were convinced an 18 wheeler was about to come though the building! I literally ran outside with a phone in my hand thinking I was about to report a car accident!
I LOVE US East Coast Geology! I have studied almost every aspect of it. Another notable Earthquake was the 2011 Mineral, Virginia Earthquake which was a 5.8. I was in Norfolk and I felt it. I also felt another earthquake a few years ago in Winston-Salem, NC. Your analysis is spot on Shawn!
On a separate note, there are much younger volcanoes in Virginia than most people would think. Pangea started rifting apart 190 million years ago. There are actually volcanoes that erupted just west of the Blue Ridge Mountains between 48 and 35 million years ago. Two notable ones are Mole Hill (which erupted 48 million years ago) and Trimble Knobb (35 million years ago). Those are very young seeing that the Mid-Atlantic Ridge was thousands of miles away by then. Thank you again Shawn!
I was in Virginia when the Mineral quake happened but I was in a concrete basement and missed the whole thing! Today’s was the first earthquake I ever felt!
I was hoping you would post about this, Shawn! We felt it here on Long Island. My computer monitors at work were shaking.
Live in western Massachusetts near the Connecticut border and felt it. Used to live in Los Angeles so knew exactly what was happening. Lasted about 3-4 seconds. Texted my kids immediately after and they both replied in seconds--one felt it in Boston and the other in southern CT along the shore. It was fun to fill out my "Did you feel it?" USGS questionnaire since leaving CA many years ago!
My house shook in a N-S direction for about 15-20 seconds and things were rattling here in Hamilton next to Trenton. My first felt quake.
Mine too!
Just felt an aftershock here in Philly at 6:00PM. Very noticeable.
We definitely felt it this morning here in Philly. Big time. I was home on a day off, having a late breakfast. It's a 150-year-old, 3-story row home in center city. The house shook and rumbled, and some of the stuff in cabinets rattled. It was noisy, and lots of the rumbly noise seemed to be coming from the floor (ground floor). But no damage. I could feel the waves moving through the house from front to back (north to south).
I thought it was from an active fault system between Philly and Reading (around Wyomissing, in Berks County). But we don't usually feel those in Philly, because they're mostly in the region of 2 on the richter scale. The actual source was about 60 miles away from me, NNE in NJ. Fun way to start the day.
Thanks, Shawn, for putting it all in context so quickly. That was great.
Hi Shawn. I live in Charlestown RI and absolutely felt it here!!
I thought it was a big truck passing my house in Brooklyn.
Ditto on a quake I felt/heard in Illinois, coming out of the new Madrid seismic zone. Exactly like a truck over tough pavement…
Wow! Shawn is on the job! I’m in Minnesota, but I appreciate this info!
1. I know folks out east, for whom the idea of an earthquake fault in the area is new.
2. I watch every one of Shawn’s videos for his exceptionally capable deliverance of geologic knowledge, articulated in terms accessible to the public. In other words, his videos are a lot of fun to watch, and highly educational too, plus he seems like a genuinely nice guy.
From one geologist (retired) to another THANK YOU for providing accurate technical information.
Absolutely felt this up in Boston. Was on a client call and my whole desk started shaking. Immediately knew it was an earthquake from 2011! Crazy.
Thank you for jumping in with this. I'm 70 miles north on NYC, east of the Hudson. It shook the house, no damage though. Only some crystal clinking. I've hooked since the November Iceland event. I'm loving your channel.
The house is 184 years old.
Yay! Shawn is here!
I knew my favorite geologist would be on today to explain this shaker! Fascinating about difference in rocks and intensity!
Enjoyed it here in the Berkshires!
Shawn thanks for some "East Coast" tectonics!
Lots of shaking here in Queens, NY. But nothing like the 1989 Loma Prieta quake, which I also experienced -- I'll never forget that one!
Ah yes, more famously known as the World Series earthquake! Oakland A’s vs SF Giants at Candlestick Park! I heard that the World Series going on may have saved some lives because not as many people were on the roads since they were attending the game already or got out of work early to watch the game at home.
Its pronounced RAM-ah-poe. This is in the NJ highlands which is mostly dense basaltic, with magnetite deposits that were mostly mined out before the Revolutionary War. Still produces some excellent mineral specimens.
Upon further review of my NJ geology map, the epicenter is very near the border of the Highlands and Piedmont regions in western NJ. I have an excellent specimen of magnetite from that area.
There’s also some 100 million year old amber deposits in the area.
I felt it in Maine, as did others. I was so surprised the center was so far away. We do have earthquakes here from time to time.
Thank you for the update Shawn! My family in NJ was shook up by this.
The NJ earthquake was strong enough for me to pour myself a second cup of coffee to make sure I was awake here in SoCal
PS - Thanks for going over the event.
Hi Shawn - felt earthquake in Westchester county New York where I live. It happened at 10:20 am edt . I was in the library when building shook for 2-3 minutes. It was felt about 100 miles from Lebanon NJ
Wow 2-3 minutes is quite long!
Likewise. I’m on the beach and felt a few good shakes.
Thanks! I'm from central Maine and have felt a quake or two. I was hoping to learn more today when I heard of this.
When I felt the EQs it was like a big truck driving very close...and we didn't even identify it as a quake because they happen so seldom in the east. Just not on our mental radar. This was very interesting to hear about. I really appreciate your talks.
I had never felt an earthquake, so I didn’t even know what was happening!
According to a goggle search, there are no fracking wells in New Jersey
We felt it! Shook our whole house
I was so happy to see you cover this event after watching you for so long on iceland. A shot across thr bow about earthquake safety and readiness was spot on perfect. And Ramapo is pronounced ram (like the animal) -ah-poe (like Edgar Allen poe). :-)
I will stay tuned to your channel even when Iceland cools down - which it probably won't for decades ... But your informations are just so fresh and reliable for a geology-lay-person like myself! Thx for the quick reaction.
Thanks Shawn! I was looking forward to your take on this earthquake when I saw it on the news. Thanks for educating all of us!
2nd earthquake I have felt in my life. I am a couple miles from the epicenter. I don't get rattled very easily, this got me pretty good lol.
Thank you “geology professor Shawn Willsey”!! The defacto earthquake explainer! Great stuff as usual!,
I am happy you explained this 😀 I live 26 miles west of Boston and felt it. I live in a townhome -I was on first floor. Sitting on couch it felt like I was a boat, had shelves shake, hanging light swayed, heard rattling ,and saw trees outside swaying. My poor cats were unsettled for a bit after. I reported on ‘did you feel it’. I am a USGS quake map junkie! It was pretty exciting for me to finally get to contribute data! Love your channel. I found your channel in a January and am addicted.
I found a couple things on the floor this morning when I woke up, northern TN area, checked USGS and it showed many small quakes nearby, then 3 hours later heard about NY and surrounding area.
Definitely was ‘felt’ and heard north of the NJ border! House shaking, furniture, dishes rattling and a loud extended ‘rumble’ throughout the Warwick, NY valley and beyond! Thanks for the comprehensive reporting!
Great explanation about the context of earthquakes in eastern North America.
There is another source of stress changes in the northeast part of the USA, which is the huge ice sheet that covered the area during the Ice Age, only about 18,000 years ago, and then melted. The crust and mantle in New Jersey and adjacent areas are still adjusting to the removal of the ice sheet. The ice sheets in the western USA were much smaller and have less effect today.
Also, the Adirondack Mountains are still growing, and faster than isostatic rebound can explain. Also faster than erosion, so the Adirondacks are the only mountains on the Eastern side of North America that are _growing._
And nobody knows why.
@@John_Weiss thanks for mentioning this. Makes me want to learn more about the Adirondacks. That is very interesting.
Thanks for the video, Shawn. I felt this one and as I was scrambling for info on it, this was one of the placed I checked! 🙂
Thanks for the update Shawn, and congrats on 100K subscribers!
Thanks, Prof Willsey! Good to accurate info from a
known credible source!!
Stay safe! Your students are lucky to have you!
Hey Shawn we are about 4 miles from the epicenter. The house shook quite a bit. My wife was in the grocery store down the road and they had lights fall off the ceiling and product fall from the shelves.
Ty was hoping you'd talk about this.
Thank you Shawn… my friends are all a buzz here in southern Rhode Island.
This little earthquake is why when I move out of California and build my new house in another state I will build it to Seismic Zone IV Standards whether it’s required or not.
Felt it in NJ. Shook pretty good.
Felt it in Stroudsburg PA. Heard a sound too! 2.0 aftershock at 1130am.
Thanks Shawn! My co-workers and I felt the earthquake in Albany, NY. Thats 180 miles away!
Really interesting to hear how come earthquakes can happen in 'unlikely' places. Clearly explained. Great teacher.
I felt it. I was taking a nap and it woke me up. In Doylestown PA. 🖖🏼
Felt the shaking here in Hughesville, PA, roughly 150 miles West of the epicenter.
My brother in New Jersey ( Maplewood NJ) says they definitely felt it. I sent him the link of this so he gets your straightforward, well informed insights- With all the seismic activity happening lately it sure is keeping you busy so thank you for the updates.
On the 7th floor in Newburgh NY and knew what it was immediately. One (of many) great things about NY is your first reaction to a quake can be Wow Cool because you're not fearing for your life like in CA.
Thanks for your explanation about the density of the rock here because I've been thinking about that since I felt a 4.0 in Jersey City in 1985 that was centered near the Tappan Zee. I always thought that it rattled down the Palisades because a lot of people closer, but on sandy soil, didn't feel it.
Welcome to the east coast, Shawn! I'm formerly from Maine - now Florida, but have friends in New Jersey near your focal point! Thanks so much!
Thank you, this is very interesting!
You sure got that together very quickly
Thank you so much. I was hoping for a review of the geology.
Thanks for the intesting link, professor!
Thank you for watching my earthquake Simulations! 😊
You were my first thought when I heard of this ! Couldn't wait to get off from the hospital and listen to your update ❤ Thank you for everything you do 😊
Thanks for this analysis. I was hoping you would inform us quickly.
M2.0 after shock detected and shown on USGS. I felt the main event in Bedford MA, it shook the office ceiling lights and a co-workers computer screen. No damage. I did file a DYFI report.
Thank you for updating us. I'm originally from Los Angeles, so I'm always interested in EQ's.
Good morning, Shawn! I have been watching your videos ever since I discovered them during the eruptions in Iceland. I can't express how appreciative I am of your consistent and considerable effort in providing geology education to the general public. Geology is my passion and avocation. Because of life circumstances, I was never able to complete my degree in geology but I have continued educating myself through reading as much as time allowed me to. Your videos have provided so much information. Thank you!
I live in Trenton NJ, and it was loud and moderate shaking. All of our neighbors came out to see what was happening. We just had an aftershock at about 6:04pm. Much shorter and weaker, but rumbling and windows rattling!
When I moved to California from Chicago, I was immediately greeted by a quake in Berkeley, and I was surprised at how knowledgeable my neighbors were about quakes and the exponential Richter scale. They knew a 5 was way worse than a 4. I am still fuzzy about the differences among the various measurements, and I wish you could do a video employing your great skill in explaining things geological to go over the mercalli and other scales -- what they measure, how to interpret the numbers.
I'm in Syracuse NY, and I felt it.
Thanks for this release of information. It is appreciated, as you also provided context of probabilities.
My daughter lives very close. Despite living in CA for the first 12 years of her life, this is the first quake she felt. I’m in the DC area/ northern Virginia and didn’t feel it sitting in an office building. A high V or low VI seems right. Nothing fell in her condo, but she felt it necessary to check the gas lines.
Thank you. I learned a lot tonight. Am from Long Island, NY and I felt mild tremors a little after 9 am. My dogs who were napping on the floor got up and looked around. I thought that was very interesting. Never considered faults here in NY. Thanks for the great lesson.
Was listening o your report when an aftershock occurred! 6:00 PM EST
Thanks so much Shawn, always great to get your ‘take’ on these events….xx
Thank you for your prompt and detailed reporting. Cheers!
Philly here. My house shook for 20-30 seconds.
Thank you, Shawn!
I am learning so much and can now share these videos with my fellow east coast family members. I hope a few of them get as interested in this field of science as I am, too... thanks to your very good work!
Thank you for this video. I felt it and remembered you mentioned about reporting to usgs if you feel earthquakes and I did! Interesting explanation.
Thanks for the update. We felt it here in nothern NJ. Picture frames and items falling off shelves. We've had 3+ inches of rain here in the past few days, ground is completely saturated. Not sure if there's any potential for that water weight to have an impact on the faults. Really appreciate the info!
I was in the basement of my daughter’s home in Blackwood, NJ and did not notice a thing. My daughter was up on the second floor working in her office and she came down to check on us. She said the house was shaking. I was on the phone at the time as well with my husband as it occurred and he looked around saying the house just shook. Our home is in Berlin, NJ. We experienced the stronger 5.8 quake in 2011. Thanks for sharing information so quickly.
Thanks Shawn -- good update -- enjoyed
This is my first time hearing of this quake. Thanks for sharing! So appreciated. 😊
Thanks for for keeping us informed ❤
Just caught up on this video, again. Thank you kindly for your time. This was really informative. I could watch your videos back to back all day. You explain things so clearly and your so engaging.
Great information Shawn. I live in Peekskill, NY which extends through my town. Growing up in Northern New Jersey, especially in Scouting, we learned and visited some areas of the Ramapo Fault Line, more specifically Mahwah, NJ. Was great to see this video and I've shared it to my local community.
I live up in the Mid Hudson Valley. I took today off in preparation for going to Rochester this weekend for the eclipse. There was actually a good 60-90 secs (?) of very light shaking beforehand that suddenly ramped up to shelf-rattling, which then calmed back down to another 30 seconds of light vibration.
Hah! I also took today off to prep for going to Lake Placid, Watertown, Plattsburgh, Burlington for the eclipse (from Philly). I'm going up to Albany area beforehand, and decide on Monday morning to go where the clouds are predicted to be least--hoping for Lake Placid.
I picked up the rental car this morning and the guy asked me where I was going. When I said to see the eclipse, he said "You too?? Everybody's renting cars to go see it!"
Thanks Shawn, I felt it this morning in Mt. Kisco, NY. It shook the house not unlike the West Point helicopters that fly up the Hudson River Valley. I filled out the survey right after it happened.
An excellent summary Shaun, as an observer from the UK. You explained it perfectly. Thankyou.
So cool to see you make a video about this. I work in Brewster NY and felt the shake today.
Felt it here in Towson Maryland. Thanks for the info Shawn! I always learn so much from your videos.
Good job Shawn, thanks for your well thought out description of what is going on.
Thank you Professor!!
thank you. a great layout of what happened and why.
Prof. Shawn Thanks so much for the shout out and well wishes!
The 'Grenville Front' is the major system of Orogenous Belt (Appalacians) that is also related to the Madris Fault
Thanks for your coverage and analysis Shawn. I definitely felt the earthquake from my home in Old Saybrook, CT. It felt like a train passing for about 30 seconds. I am enjoying your channel!
Happy birthday Areil🎉
Thanks for this update and explanation of East Coast quakes. Here in California, I always fill out the "did you feel it" questionnaire after a quake. Here we now have smartphone apps that give an early warning... maybe 10-20 seconds before shaking is felt, unless the epicenter is very close. Today my Los Angeles friend who now lives in Kinderhook NY (between Hudson and Albany) said the quake woke her up!
Thanks, Shawn. I grew up about 20 minutes east of the epicenter and was happy to hear some geology about my homeland. By the way, Ramapo has the emphasis on the 1st syllable, not the 2nd. Thanks for all your hard work. : )
Thanks for the info.
Thank you!
Dr wilsey thank you for getting on this your site so quickly on the New York City Metro I'm surprised it's felt in a smaller area than I would expect consider the rocky geology of this area a 4.8 in California Yes would be not much but I expected more why did it not turn out less severe with the hard ground surface then people have been expecting in the East Coast versus West Coast
Thanks for your insight in Ireland and this and I'll be curious to see what kind of answers you come up with
HI SHAWN, I live in Seattle currently but grew up in Rockland County NY, the first county above Bergen County NJ. Up against the Ramapo mountains and the Ramapo fault. I remember a big earthquake in the 70’s, I think a 5, it shook pretty hard and also remember the 1985 one. I won’t tell you how to pronounce Ramapo, others have covered it!