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elleng

(136,005 posts) Tue Jan 15, 2019, 08:34 PM Jan 2019

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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

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1. Maryland? Is this normal...

Tue Jan 15, 2019, 08:53 PM

Jan 2019

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2. Dunno.

Tue Jan 15, 2019, 08:59 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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3. Who knew? Thanks for the info...

Tue Jan 15, 2019, 09:09 PM

Jan 2019

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4. -- Only one earthquake is on record in Ocean City: Oct. 15, 1928.

Tue Jan 15, 2019, 09:24 PM

Jan 2019