Earthquake in New York City?

Question

My science teacher told me that there will be an earthquake in NYC...... next week...is there a place of source where u can say that this is true? just asking :)

Answer 1

No one can predict an earthquake that accurately!
There have been and will be earthquakes in New York. The largest New York earthquake was 1944 September 05, Magnitude 5.8
Massena, New York
When the next one will occur cannot be predict with much accuracy.

Answer 2

I am giving below some of the unproved methods. But you can suspect one if you feel any one of the following symptoms in New York.Tell me first. I have to ask my daughters living there to vacate.It is false statement.
Methods for prediction of earthquakes & Tsunami
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1. Seismic gape: - The earthquake at a particular place may occur for every fixed gape of time. By knowing the past records of the quakes affected at that place may help to decide when the earthquake is next due.

2. Planet position.: - When the stress is accumulated at the tectonic plate boundary and the same time if the position of more than 2 planets comes in a straight line this may help to accelerate the earthquakes. There fore the full moon days and new moon days are more vulnerable days for earthquakes. Some time this method fails why? Think of a sick patient. New moon and full moon days are dangerous for only sick patents. These days will not affect the healthy people. The same way if there is no accumulated stress at the tectonic plate boundaries no need to worry about the planet positions.

3. Sun rays falling method: - If you observe the position of the sun rays falling on our wall at a particular time on all days it should form an angular infinity symbol. If there is any deviation in its path it means that there is some difference in height of the earth. That means some strain noticed at that place. Somebody claims that they can predict the place of epicenter by observing this. The laser beam measuring method of earth height from satellite also will help.

4. MCDB:- Chinese scientist claims that they can predict up to 60 % accuracy by sensing electro magnetic rays.

5. Cloud forming: - Few hours to a few days before the occurrence of earthquakes a cloud reader claims that he has noticed a peculiar mosaic type of formation .We may also notice some lightening in the sky.

6. By sound :- A professor from Ajmeer University claims that he was able to hear a low frequency noise under 125 meter depth in a bore well. The same thing was reported by one Mr. Nair that he heard some roaring noise under the earth one week before the occurrence of earthquake in Gujarat.

7. By frequency of waves :- Mr Richter Allen of Berkley University claims that he can decide the magnitude of earthquake just 4 seconds after observing the frequency of the primary wave. Present method needs the full seismographic picture to find the real magnitude that too from as many places as possible to have fairly accurate results. His claim has got some truth because when there is a slip of bigger tectonic plate the frequency of quake will be less. If a small tectonic plate slips the frequency of the waves will be more.
8. There are several changes in nature and in the behaviors of animals and birds can be observed before an earthquake and Tsunami. I wrote several articles on these subjects. The water level in well may change. Stay away from beaches if you sense earthquake waves. The Tsunami may attack long after the shaking is stopped.






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Answer 3

To my understanding earthquakes can't be truly PREDICTED. Otherwise all those tsunami deaths would have been avoided, and Cali would get evacuated at least once a month. At best science can only monitor seisemic activity. Maybe she/he was refering to a TV movie that came out a while back called "Earthquake in New York".

Answer 4

NYC is tectonically stable, but that just means the chances of an earthquake or volcanic eruption is almost nil (about the same as ten times your chances of winning a multi-million jackpot in the lottery).

Answer 5

unlikely he can predict an earthquake.

But, there is a fault in Westchester & Rockland Counties that does sometimes cause small earthquakes. This the the Ramapo Fault Line.

It looks like there is also one in Northern Manhattan, referred to as the 125th Street Fault line.

http://www.astro.wesleyan.edu/~astr103/wes_only/Lectures/NYseismicity.pdf

Answer 6

observing a movie at residing house. I were given the aftershock. did not recognize what it become till my dad's lady friend stated as me and requested if I felt the earthquake. What about you? Did you ultimately end up getting it?