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This 6 page paper examines ways in which to prepare for an earthquake in New Jersey. Some history is provided about quakes in New Jersey.
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and there are fault lines that continue to exist. Will New Jersey ever see a large earthquake? It appears unlikely. The East coastal communities and inland New Jersey are
areas not usually affected by earthquakes and few have lived through one who are now alive to tell about it. Most of the more serious quakes occurred long ago in
the state. There is of course always hope that no future incidents will occur. At the same time, residents of New Jersey should be prepared for the worst case
scenario in the event of a nearby quake. While residents do not have to prepare specifically for an earthquake, they should be prepared for disasters in general. Because New Jersey
has seen its share of hurricanes, there are protocols in place, but it seems that while common sense measures are significant, a more extensive program such as what is embraced
by FEMA may help to prepare citizens for a significant event. Before delving into such schemes, it pays to explore a bit about the history of earthquakes in New Jersey.
Perhaps the earliest quake ever recorded in the area was on December 18, 1737 (von Hake, 1975). A damaging quake was centered near New York City and had been
felt through much of New Jersey (von Hake, 1975). There were also significant earthquakes in Massachusetts, during 1755, that was felt in the garden state (von Hake, 1975). There had
also been a rather significant quake (3.5) centered in Cheesequake State Park in New Jersey in 1799 (Pasfield, 2005). There were quakes in Canada in 1860 which affected New Jersey
as did one in Delaware, in 1871 and New York City in 1884 (von Hake, 1975). There was one as far as Charleston, South Carolina, in 1886, and this
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