Quake Watch: NJ & NYC Area. Small Quake Indicates Instability From Sandy Passage. Noreaster This Week Could Trigger Larger Quake

Sudden and large snow load could also factor in triggering a quake

Latest NAM has it at 976mb

http://www.twisterdata.com/index.php

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NYC Faultline Map – MCEER

Got a small quake 5 hrs ago.

5 km deep.

Was felt in a number of towns in New Jersey.

IMHO, this was caused by the rebounding of the NAM plate from Sandy’s pressure drop.

Region is now unstable.

Nor’easter due mid-week will cause a sudden pressure drop in the area again and could set off a big quake within the next two weeks.

Stay tuned.

http://quakes.globalincidentmap.com//map_detail.php?id=237848

RINGWOOD, N.J. (AP) — Some residents in northern New Jersey awoke to a small earthquake early Monday.

The temblor, with a magnitude of 2.0, struck at 1:19 a.m. and was centered in Ringwood, a community that’s still dealing with downed trees and power outages from Sandy.

http://bigstory.ap.org/article/small-quake-rattles-nj-towns-wake-sandy#overlay-context=article/arafats-remains-be-exhumed-nov-26

Over 100 deaths from Sandy

http://www.wistv.com/story/19994714/details-on-the-more-than-100-victims-of-superstorm

06Z GFS shows it making a hook into LI, NYC, & NJ.

Was also on the 00Z run

http://mag.ncep.noaa.gov/NCOMAGWEB/appcontroller

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