Why The East Coast Earthquake Was Felt So Far Away

During Tuesday’s magnitude 5.8 earthquake in Virginia, perceptible shaking was reported as far away as South Carolina and Maine. So why doesn’t the same thing happen during California’s much more frequent earthquakes along the San Andreas Fault?

Why the East Coast Earthquake Was Felt So far Away

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