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2024-10-24 23:48:11 UTC - NOT_HELPFUL
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This is not a new fault, nor is April's M4.8 earthquake unprecedented. This part of New Jersey has a well-documented history of moderate earthquakes before 2024, including an even larger one in 1783. https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/map/?extent=39.90763,-75.78369&extent=41.5168,-73.64136&range=search&listOnlyShown=true&baseLayer=terrain&search=%7B%22name%22:%22Search%20Results%22,%22params%22:%7B%22starttime%22:%221924-01-01%2000:00:00%22,%22endtime%22:%222024-10-24%2023:59:59%22,%22maxlatitude%22:42.147,%22minlatitude%22:39.496,%22maxlongitude%22:-71.785,%22minlongitude%22:-76.718,%22minmagnitude%22:1.5,%22orderby%22:%22time%22%7D%7D https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1783_New_Jersey_earthquake Fact-checks of user's history of earthquake-related misinformation: https://www.vice.com/en/article/kz4jyz/earthquake-conspiracy-theorists-are-wreaking-havoc-during-emergencies https://www.inverse.com/science/earthquake-prediction-dutchsinse-holmquist-conspiracy
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