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The East Coast earthquake came from a fault that's been asleep for hundreds of millions of years but suddenly reactivated
The earthquake that just shook the East Coast was caused by one of dozens of ancient fault lines that have lain dormant ... a geologist at the US Geological Survey, said in a briefing on Friday.
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East Coast earthquakes aren’t common, but they are felt by millions. Here’s what to know
Since 1950 there have been about 20 quakes with a magnitude above 4.5, according to the United States ... slippage along fault lines that generate earthquakes relatively often. East Coast quakes ...