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A comment on M 4.7 Earthquake 7 km N of Whitehouse Station, New Jersey – USGS. Parent comment

Re:M 4.7 Earthquake 7 km N of Whitehouse Station, New Jersey... by chrinic74929 on Friday April 05, 2024 @11:21AM (#39943519)
> 4.7 is literally nothing

4.7 quake at 1 km depth will shake more at the surface than a 6.0 at 30 km depth

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Re:M 4.7 Earthquake 7 km N of Whitehouse Station, New Jersey... by zzleeper on Friday April 05, 2024 @11:35AM (#39943700)
4.7 at 5km depth is still nothing for anyone not immediately above the epicenter.
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