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habibur on April 5, 2024 | parent | context | favorite | on: M 4.8 – 2024 Whitehouse Station, New Jersey Earthq...

5 km depth. That's of concern. Will shake a small region more violently than what a normal mag 4+ quake would have.

bertil on April 5, 2024 [–]

Is that deeper or shallower than usual?

habibur on April 5, 2024 | [–]

Shallower than usual. Very shallow quakes happen at 10 km to 20 km depth. This one is at 5 km.

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