The chronicle=news., 1914-02-28
mw Yolk QUAKE
'MoXy OCCASION
NOT MUCH ALARM

not MUCH ALARM
The recent earthquake In New
York. 50 far ~ can be- decided from
Information sow at hand. was
sisongest In the northeastern part Of
the state aud iess intease In all d..
rectiOns f5on that section. accord
Ing to n sisism~ai by Arthur Keith.
OF the unilrd Ssstsa geological sur.
vey. who has nsaas . special study
Of the geologic history aad structure
- the Appalachian mounisin seston.
A. esrthSusae shorks srr regularly
wsoaes outward from the rsnier. the
srsa of greatest Intensity NJ the sur
face il sssress the .soiat of orixia.
although this poiai probably Is not
81 the sasfare. The earthquake c-s-
ter. therefore. spp~srs u b~ ov aosih
of nogt thsssaess New York.
EaSsh4usks shocks are rauss6 b.
the hrrskiss ssd moving psss ~s-h
other Of ge~oi msasSs Of ro~k II the
sasth's esuss. Roeks are MORE os i--s
elastic. particularly crystalline and
lessoas sorks itke ssaaits. snd they
ssassoil shorks for very Ioas dis
sasesA Ro~hs In the ~ssih's crust
sss slvays in = state of strata. snd
release fsesa this sasssa BY . fracture
esuss> . disriar~1ess ssd rssoaad
that sssy b. stni~as. Eses ~ the sss.
ss~e at the -sssh this ssosensai this
eovsMss, y eaesisSsiis sSsed -
sussySeA vh~s asv isysss of siose
sse ~ tree. ssa IL IL ssiii sassasss u
tie depths ot the earth. Whss The
strata finally exceeds the sirssssh "f
sses oe the ssrks they break sss
sasp. sss ih~sr 10 80 ~assss@ r-l.oasa
sson each ssovso~ss. rhss ssssr"
shs ssanrs ,s-~sisass after 'h~ fisss
shark.
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essseA With sss,ss ~ riffs. ~s,.s ~.
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ssoshss. xooe faults ss- shsss.ssss
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20 els0S oS oAssuW SDaW. sskw thai
shSsh caused The xss tssasisss
1sesshaasks. Ths vast asJnsssy Of
fssisss he~eses. ssv sssHissils
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