New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP),
Office of Information Resources Management (OIRM),
Bureau of Geographic Information Systems (BGIS)
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- Citation:
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- Citation_Information:
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- Originator:
- New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection NJDEP, New Jersey Geological Survey NJGS
- Publication_Date: 20041217
- Title: Earthquakes Epicentered In New Jersey
- Edition: 20121126
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- Series_Name: Digital Geodata Series
- Issue_Identification: DGS04-1
- Publication_Information:
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- Publication_Place: Trenton, New Jersey
- Publisher: New Jersey Geological Survey
- Online_Linkage: <http://www.state.nj.us/dep/njgs/geodata/dgs04-1.htm>
- Description:
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- Abstract:
- The New Jersey Geological Survey Digital Geodata Series DGS04-1 dataset shows earthquakes that had epicenters in New Jersey. This data has 178 earthquakes with epicenters in New Jersey. Most are minor with magnitudes ranging from 0.4 to 5.3 and depths up to 25 km below sea level. Earthquakes with magnitude of 0 (zero) implies that the magnitude is unknown.
Following earthquake added since Sept. 5, 2012 version:
1) 17 km S of Ramblewood, NJ on 11-23-2012, 0:13 am (EST), Magnitude 2.2, Depth 5.0 km.
- Purpose:
- To provide information on earthquakes which had epicenters in New Jersey.
- Supplemental_Information:
- Various Data Sources and References:
Coffman, J. L. and von Hake, C. A., ed., 1973, Earthquake history of the United States: U. S. Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Publication 41-1, Revised edition (through 1970).
Dombroski, D. R., 1992, Catalog of NJ Earthquakes Through 1990: N.J. Geological Survey, Geological Survey Report 31, 16p.
Eppley, R. A., ed., 1965, Earthquake history of the United States: U.S. Department of Commerce, Coast and Geodetic Survey Publication 41-1 Revised (through 1963).
Richter, C.F., 1935, An instrumental earthquake magnitude scale: Seismological Society of America Bulletin, v. 25 p.1-32.
Smith, W.E.T., 1962, Earthquakes of eastern Canada and adjacent areas, 1534-1927: Publication of the Dominion Observatory, Ottawa, v.24, no. 5.
Smith, W.E.T., 1966, Earthquakes of eastern Canada and adjacent areas, 1928-1959: Publication of the Dominion Observatory, Ottawa, v.32, no. 3.
Sykes, Lynn R., John Ambruster, Won-Young Kim , Leonardo Seeber and Klaus Jacob, Appendices to paper Earthquakes in the Greater NY City-Philadelphia Area: 1677-2004. (<http://www.ldeo.columbia.edu/~sykes/pages/EqCatNYC-Phil.html>)
Stover, C.W., and Coffman, J.L., 1993, Seismicity of the United States, 1568-1989 (Revised) U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1527.
Stover, C.W., Reagor, G., and Algermissen, S.T., 1984, United States earthquake data file: U.S. Geological Survey, Open-file Report 84-225, 123p.
Wood, H. O, and Neumann, Frank, 1931, Modified Mercalli scale of 1931: Seismological Society of America Bulletin, v.21 no. 4, p. 277-283.
LCSN - Lamont Doherty Cooperative Seismographic Network. (<http://www.ldeo.columbia.edu/LCSN/>)
NEIC- National Earthquake Information Center.(<http://earthquake.usgs.gov/regional/neic/index.php>)
NESN - New England Seismic Network. Weston Observatory. (<http://www.bc.edu/research/westonobservatory/>)
PDE (Preliminary Determination of Epicenters) -USGS/NEIC PDE Monthly list. (<ftp://hazards.cr.usgs.gov/pde/manuscript/>)
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- Theme_Keyword: Earthquake
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- New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) Data Distribution Agreement
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- Contact_Person_Primary:
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- Contact_Person: Suhas Ghatge
- Contact_Organization:
- New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, New Jersey Geological Survey
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- Address_Type: mailing and physical address
- Address: 29 Arctic Parkway P.O. Box 420, Mail Code: 29-01
- City: Trenton
- State_or_Province: New Jersey
- Postal_Code: 08625-420
- Country: USA
- Contact_Voice_Telephone: (609) 292-1185
- Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (609) 633-1004
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- Citation_Information:
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- Originator: New Jersey Geological Survey
- Publication_Date: 20041217
- Title: Earthquake Epicenters in New Jersey
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- Series_Name: Digital Geodata Series
- Issue_Identification: DGS04-1
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- Publication_Place: Trenton, NJ
- Publisher: NJGS
- Other_Citation_Details: Updated 20121126
- Online_Linkage: <http://www.state.nj.us/dep/njgs/geodata/dgs04-1.htm>
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- Attribute_Accuracy_Report: unknown
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- Completeness_Report:
- Some earthquake locations were in Latitude and Longitude degrees and minutes, rounded to the nearest minute and converted to decimal degrees. Others were in decimal degree and they were converted to NJ State Plane coordinate system. Earthquakes with magnitude of 0 (zero) implies that the magnitude is unknown.
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- Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
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- Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
- Instrumental epicenter accuracy is estimated to be within 0.0 degrees to 0.5 degrees and non-instrumental accuracy ranges from 0 degrees to 2.0 degrees (Stover, 1984 and NEIC).
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- Data on earthquake epicenters were gathered from the regional seismic network at Lamont Doherty Observatory, Bulletins of the Northeast Seismic Network, New England Seismic Network, information from the U.S. Geological Survey and other books and reports. A table was created with this information in Microsoft Excel software. The tabular information was then imported into ESRI ArcMap software and converted into a shapefile.
Most of the earthquakes in this database were recorded with seismic equipment. The older earthquakes, included were not recorded by seismic equipment but were documented by NEIC, and the USGS. Instrumental epicenter accuracy is estimated to be within 0.0 degrees to 0.5 degrees and non-instrumental accuracy ranges from 0 degrees to 2.0 degrees (Stover, 1984 and NEIC). Earthquakes with magnitude of 0 (zero) implies that the magnitude is unknown.
- Process_Date: 20040322
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- Contact_Person: Suhas Ghatge
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- Address: 29 Arctic Parkway, Box 420, Mail Code: 29-01
- City: Trenton
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- Country: USA
- Contact_Voice_Telephone: (609) 984-6587
- Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (609) 633-1004
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- Process_Description:
- Following earthquake added since July 20, 2012 version:
1) 1.4 km E. of Ringwood, NJ on 8-23-2012, 11:57 am (EDT), Magnitude 1.18, Depth 5.2 km.
- Process_Date: 20120824
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- Following earthquake added since Aug. 24, 2012 version:
1) 3 km SW of Mahwah, NJ on 11-5-2012, 1:19 am (EST), Magnitude 2.0, Depth 5.0 km.
- Process_Date: 20121105
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- Following earthquake added since Sept. 5, 2012 version:
1) 17 km S of Ramblewood, NJ on 11-23-2012, 0:13 am (EST), Magnitude 2.2, Depth 5.0 km.
- Process_Date: 20121126
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