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Earthquake rattles Northeast, felt from Maine to Pennsylvania
New Jersey Online ^ | 4/20/02 | The Associated Press

Posted on 04/20/2002 5:37:42 AM PDT by glorygirl

Edited on 07/06/2004 6:37:24 PM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]

An earthquake felt from Maine to Pennsylvania rattled the Northeast Saturday morning with a preliminary magnitude measured at 5.1, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

The earthquake hit just before 7 a.m. and was centered about 15 miles southwest of Plattsburgh, in northern New York near the Vermont and Canadian borders.


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1 posted on 04/20/2002 5:37:43 AM PDT by glorygirl
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To: glorygirl
What old fault line is involved this?
2 posted on 04/20/2002 5:41:30 AM PDT by Bigg Red
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To: Bigg Red
When here, click on link "Earthquake history of New York State"
3 posted on 04/20/2002 5:43:32 AM PDT by L`enn
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To: glorygirl
Did the earth move for you? (LOL)

Wow, a 5.1 in New England..............that'll wake ya up!!!!!!!!!

4 posted on 04/20/2002 5:43:46 AM PDT by DoctorMichael
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Not in sw Pa.
5 posted on 04/20/2002 5:46:17 AM PDT by glorygirl
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To: Maxpowers
2002 04 20 10:50:44 UTC
Location 44.51N 73.66W
Depth 5.0 kilometers
Magnitude 5.1
Region NEW YORK
Reference 15 miles (25 km) SW of Plattsburgh, New York
Source USGS NEI
7 posted on 04/20/2002 5:56:36 AM PDT by not-alone
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To: glorygirl
That was no earthquake, Ted Kennedy fell out of bed.
8 posted on 04/20/2002 5:58:24 AM PDT by Piquaboy
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To: not-alone
And more news
9 posted on 04/20/2002 6:04:49 AM PDT by glorygirl
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To: glorygirl
Felt it here in Framingham MA, about 20 miles due west of Boston.
10 posted on 04/20/2002 6:40:49 AM PDT by Maceman
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To: Bigg Red
We used to have earthquakes a lot when I was a kid living in northern New England, oddly enough... usually small ones, though...
11 posted on 04/20/2002 6:41:02 AM PDT by Chad Fairbanks
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My cats went NUTS around 545 am CHICAGO TIME. Normally on Sat AM, they let me sleep until 7 before demanding Breakfast...this am, they were WHIRLING around the bedroom and wailing. I got up to feed them but they weren't interested....just agitated for about a half hour. Then they went back to sleep...weird huh..all the way in ChiTown.

GRRRRRRollin'

12 posted on 04/20/2002 6:44:37 AM PDT by GRRRRR
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To: glorygirl
i didn't notice a thing (sound asleep) but my daughter (who is usually the heavy sleeper in the house) said it felt like the washing machine off balance. she looked out the window to see what was happening and saw the neighbor guy fall on his butt.
13 posted on 04/20/2002 6:47:03 AM PDT by bandlength
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To: glorygirl
not in drums PA
14 posted on 04/20/2002 6:47:45 AM PDT by angcat
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To: glorygirl
I felt it here, just west of Boston... the whole house shook!
15 posted on 04/20/2002 6:49:29 AM PDT by alley cat
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To: bandlength
sorry guys. no offense intended, but i can't stand attorneys. i've been to court so many times, i probably have cancer from the metal detector machine.
16 posted on 04/20/2002 6:51:11 AM PDT by bandlength
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To: bandlength
wrong thread, whoops, sorry
17 posted on 04/20/2002 6:51:45 AM PDT by bandlength
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To: L`enn
Thanks for the link.
18 posted on 04/20/2002 7:01:58 AM PDT by Bigg Red
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To: angcat
I felt it here in Northeast PA. A slight tremor about 7:00 AM. It shook the house.
19 posted on 04/20/2002 7:02:40 AM PDT by TracyPA
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To: glorygirl
I can imagine the effect of a 7.0 or higher centered in NYC. I wonder how many skyscrapers would be left standing?
20 posted on 04/20/2002 7:08:14 AM PDT by Don Myers
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