NEW JERSEY - The discovery of a new fault line may explain ... "If [the April] earthquake was just a little stronger, or a little closer to New York City, the effect would be much greater.

As the viral shaking in New York City in 2024 illustrated, earthquakes stoked by shifting faults do rattle the Eastern U.S.

A 2.4 earthquake hit the New York metro area around 1 p.m. Friday ... occur near the epicenter of an earthquake and happen when fault lines readjust along the portion of the fault that shifted ...

An underwater fault ... most fault lines. The discovery could prove more catastrophic because the tectonic plates can slide ...

A fault line is a place where there is a long break in the rock that forms the surface of the earth and where earthquakes are more likely to happen. The system spans from upstate New York ...