Significant Earthquake and Tsunami Events

[Jbop]

Earthquake reported in NY city/New Jersey

Earthquake hits New York City and New Jersey late Saturday

The earthquake’s epicenter was just north of Newark, New Jersey

www.independent.co.uk

 

[bjdeming]

A 1-foot tsunami isn't significant, but this is a good reminder that bad tsunamis can happen out of the blue.



They apparently haven't located the source yet.

Chron.com, among others, took a look at the Gulf's tsunami risk after the recent Kamchatka megathrust quake. Submarine landslides are the black swans here, though this layperson can't discount a volcanogenic one someday from Kick-'em-Jenny or some other firehole -- people tend to overlook volcanoes as tsunami risks, but again, this is an extremely low probability for the Gulf.