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The Ramapo Fault is an old one. I'm sure some research has been done.

Revisions are often based on the examination of a wider set of data.

Thank you.

Unfortunately, the paper from which I got the earlier figures didn't provide technical information about how the measurements were made.

I am sorry to learn of your dad’s passing. You have my fullest condolences.

The aftershock that was initially shown at M4.0 was reduced to M3.8.

There was a study that once suggested that it would be capable of a Magnitude 6 or 7 earthquake.

5.3 is the record.

Updated list of 4.0 Earthquakes, assuming the current 4.0 rating holds. Today would be the first date on which there were two such earthquakes in the NYC area.

Felt a mild shaking in Larchmont. Wife felt it, too.

The next few days will feature readings in the 50s. After a cool first week of April, it will likely turn noticeably warmer next week. Monday should afford partly to mostly sunny skies, allowing for good viewing of the solar eclipse. The warmest day of the week will likely be Tuesday when temperatures rise into the lower 70s in New York City and upper 70s to perhaps near 80° in Washington, DC. A moderate to significant rainfall is possible late in the week. New York City's Central Park remains on track to finish the 2023-2024 snow season with less than 10" of seasonal snowfall for a record second consecutive season. Records go back to 1869. The ENSO Region 1+2 anomaly was -0.4°C and the Region 3.4 anomaly was +1.0°C for the week centered around March 27. For the past six weeks, the ENSO Region 1+2 anomaly has averaged +0.42°C and the ENSO Region 3.4 anomaly has averaged +1.27°C. The ongoing basinwide El Niño event is fading. Neutral conditions could develop later in the spring. The SOI was -16.30 today. The preliminary Arctic Oscillation (AO) was +0.110 today.

Under 2.5, people generally don't feel them. The last time I felt an earthquake was in 2021 while on vacation in Bali. It was a strong aftershock from the August 5, 2018 Lombok quake. I wasn't there for the Lombok quake.

No. Earthquakes are not part of atmospheric science, so anything related to earthquakes would be an elective course.

You can find it here.

For those tracking historic earthquakes in the NYC area: So far, there have been six minor aftershocks. Four were magnitude 2.0 or above. The strongest was magnitude 2.2.

Four aftershocks ranging from 1.8 to 2.2, so far.

So far, there has been one aftershock (2.0).

The quake was felt from Virginia to New Brunswick (Canada, not NJ).

For perspective: Last daily snowfall of 4.8" or above in NYC: January 30, 2022 Last earthquake of 4.8 or above: April 5, 2024

Great information. Yes, the water almost certainly moderated the overall figures. Now, what was unusual warmth is becoming the norm as the climate continues to warm.

My sister in Milford, PA in the Delaware River Valley felt it.

Very noticeable shaking in Larchmont and audible rumbling.

A snowstorm is raging in parts of northern New England. Snowfall amounts include: Bangor: 8.1" (old record: 6.0", 2007) Burlington: 8.8" (old record: 2.7", 2004) Concord: 6.7" Portland: 6.4" (tied record set in 1915) Worcester: 5.5" Following the damaging storm that brought sustained winds as high as 49 mph to the New York City area, sunshine returned and the temperature rose into the 50s. The next few days will feature readings in the 50s. After a cool first week of April, it will likely turn noticeably warmer during the second week of the month. New York City's Central Park remains on track to finish the 2023-2024 snow season with less than 10" of seasonal snowfall for a record second consecutive season. Records go back to 1869. The ENSO Region 1+2 anomaly was -0.4°C and the Region 3.4 anomaly was +1.0°C for the week centered around March 27. For the past six weeks, the ENSO Region 1+2 anomaly has averaged +0.42°C and the ENSO Region 3.4 anomaly has averaged +1.27°C. The ongoing basinwide El Niño event is fading. Neutral conditions could develop later in the spring. The SOI was -12.19 today. The preliminary Arctic Oscillation (AO) was +0.161 today.

1 NNW Crown Heights in Brooklyn had sustained winds of 49 mph yesterday. Numerous locations reported sustained winds of 40 mph or above in the New York City area and suburbs.

No one denies the progress that has been made. But the progress isn't proof that the warming climate is a good thing. Life expectancy gains have increased from a combination of medical breakthroughs, mass warning for severe weather events, etc. Early warning made possible by advances in meteorology and technology for rapid mass dissemination of messages (radio, TV, wireless devices, etc.) have dramatically reduced the incidence of deaths from natural disasters. Electricity has made life better, but that doesn't mean that society must remain irrevocably committed to producing electricity from the burning of fossil fuels and flooding of the atmosphere with CO2. Rapid scaling of existing technology (solar, wind, nuclear, etc.) can begin to dramatically reduce the burning of fossil fuels in the energy sector (not overnight, but on a decadal scale).