Dyckman Street Fault Explained

The Dyckman Street Fault is a seismologically active fault in New York City which runs parallel along the southern border of Inwood Hill Park, crossing the Harlem River and into Morris Heights.[1]

As recently as 1989, activity of this fault caused a magnitude 2 earthquake.[2] [3] [4]

Notes and References

  1. News: A look at New York City's earthquake risks. Toor, Faraz . NY1.
  2. News: Could It Happen Here? Earthquakes In The Tri-State Area. Two River Times. November 30, 1989. Fennell, Ryan. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110719063143/http://www.tworivertimes.com/issues/110318/news5.php. July 19, 2011.
  3. Web site: Sykes, Lynn R.. etal. Observations and Tectonic Setting of Historic and Instrumentally Located Earthquakes in the Greater New York City–Philadelphia Area. Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, Vol. 98, No. 4, pp. 1696–1719. August 2008.
  4. News: Could an earthquake hit New York City? History says yes, but not like 9.0 magnitude Japan earthquake. Shahid, Alihay . . March 17, 2011.

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