EarthCam captured the moment a 4.8-magnitude earthquake recorded in New Jersey shook residents in surrounding states and New York City on Friday morning. The earthquake was the strongest in NJ since 1884.
@EarthCam Stay safe all #earthquake #earthquakenyc
@EarthCam I would definitely say that the waves near the dock, are the Earthquake waves that appear, and not caused by the wind or a passing boat. Seismic Waves come in two forms P Waves and S Waves. These are the S Waves on the water. Earthquake waves are rather slow, bounce off core.
@EarthCam Similar types of waves can be caused by different movements on the earths surface. For example: A large Asteroid hitting the Earth would cause Seismic Waves. Large Volcanoes cause similar waves. And large underground Nuclear Blasts such as in Nevada in the past shook the same
@EarthCam As kids we used to say California would fall into the ocean, now maybe we should say that about New York