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4.7 magnitude earthquake reported off shore near Ocean City, Maryland (Original Post) elleng Jan 2019 OP
Maryland? Is this normal... dhill926 Jan 2019 #1
Dunno. elleng Jan 2019 #2
Who knew? Thanks for the info... dhill926 Jan 2019 #3
-- Only one earthquake is on record in Ocean City: Oct. 15, 1928. elleng Jan 2019 #4

elleng

(141,926 posts)
2. Dunno.
Tue Jan 15, 2019, 09:59 PM
Jan 2019

'— A 5.8 magnitude quake, centered in 35 miles northwest of Richmond, Va., in August 2011, one of the strongest ever felt in Maryland. — The U.S. Geological Survey says the strongest Maryland earthquake on official record was a 3.1 magnitude tremor in 1978 near Hancock in Washington County.Aug 10, 2015'

9 things to know about earthquakes in Maryland

https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/weather/weather-blog/bal-9-things-to-know-about-earthquakes-in-maryland-20150809-story.html

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