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New Jersey earthquake highlights ancient, potentially unmapped fault lines

The fault that ruptured beneath New Jersey on Friday morning was an ancient, dormant seam in the Earth that was likely awakened by geological forces in a region where earthquakes are rare and seismic risks are poorly understood. The 4.8 magnitude earthquake was the strongest earthquake in New Jersey in more than 200 years. Theā€¦ Read More »