Reply #37: They say New England has them but I've never felt one, AFAIK. [View All]

[Breeze54]

Why Does the Earth Quake in New England?

http://www2.bc.edu/~kafka/Why_Quakes/why_quakes.html

The Science of Unexpected Earthquakes

Alan L. Kafka, Ph.D.
Weston Observatory
Dept. of Geology and Geophysics
Boston College

Revised: January 3, 2004

In the early morning of October 2, 1994, residents of central Massachusetts were awakened by ground
vibrations that appeared to come from beneath their homes. At first many thought it was their furnace
malfunctioning or a large truck passing by, but within a few minutes it became clear that it had been
an earthquake.


Seismogram of the magnitude 3.5 Hardwick, MA earthquake of
October 2, 1994, recorded at Weston Observatory, Boston College

Yes, it's true. Earthquakes do occur on a regular basis in New England.