"Uncovering the Mystery of Earthquakes in the Northeastern United States"

Researchers have yet to locate the fault that caused the recent New Jersey earthquake and are deploying new monitoring equipment to measure aftershocks. The USGS is installing five new seismometers near the quake site, while a group of researchers from various universities is adding 20 more to map the fault network. The earthquake, the strongest in New Jersey in over 200 years, left no surface rupture, making it difficult to pinpoint its origin. USGS funding cuts in 2019 limited the monitoring network's coverage, hindering efforts to locate the quake's epicenter. Aftershocks are expected to continue for weeks, and the additional seismometers will remain in New Jersey for three to six months.