Understand what caused the recent earthquakes in New York and New Jersey. We explain the geology of the Eastern U.S., why tremors travel farther, and how to stay safe.

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The earthquake was one of the strongest ever recorded, but its tsunami was not as bad as feared.

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These earthquakes are called intraplate earthquakes, and the cause for these quakes has been speculated by scientists, but a definite cause has not been found.

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The Cascadia Subduction Zone along the Pacific Northwest coast looms large in the scientific and public minds, as it has the potential to generate great earthquakes. The magnitude 9.0 Cascadia ...

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New Jersey experiences earthquakes due to the fault line running through the state. Here is the science behind the cause and the Ramapo Fault.

What causes a mega earthquake? The Kamchatka Peninsula is remote but lies in the "Pacific Ring of Fire" - so called because of the high number of earthquakes and volcanoes that occur here.