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Table 2. Non-Tectonic Events and Typos in Previous
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Long |
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Comments & references |
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1773 |
10 |
27 |
0 |
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40.8 |
74 |
4.5 |
Winkler (1979) indicates a VA paper |
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for this supposed NYC event. Maybe |
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typo for 1737 with same Lat+Long but |
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different month and day. |
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No one else lists it. |
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1804 |
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18 |
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40.75 |
74 |
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Nottis (1983) MM 6, Matawan NJ |
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thunderstorm |
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1847 |
9 |
29 |
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40.5 |
74 |
5 |
large explosion, powdermill 2 miles S |
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White Plains, Nottis & Mitronovas (1983) |
1855 |
2 |
7 |
4 |
30 |
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42 |
74 |
6 |
may be confused by Smith (1966) |
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with other eqs or out area |
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1878 |
2 |
5 |
16 |
20 |
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40.7 |
73.7 |
5 |
explosion atdistillery, |
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Nottis & Mitronovas (1983) |
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1878 |
12 |
25 |
~02 |
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no newspaper ref found by Nottis & |
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Mitronovas, 1983; Flushing NY, |
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original reference Rockwood (1880) |
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1886 |
6 |
11 |
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40.4 |
74 |
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1886 |
6 |
12 |
5 |
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40.4 |
74 |
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heavy guns fired by ship at 3 times |
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1893 |
3 |
14 |
20 |
5 |
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40.7 |
73.9 |
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Nottis and Mitronovas (1983) |
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heavy guns fired at Sandy Hook NJ |
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1910 |
5 |
1 |
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40.7 |
73.5 |
2 |
Nottis+Mitronovas, 1983 |
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heavy guns fired at Sandy Hook NJ |
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1926 |
1 |
26 |
23 |
40 |
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75 |
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appears Smith (1966) mistook for |
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26-Jan-21 |
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1942 |
10 |
24 |
17 |
27 |
3.6 |
40.97 |
75.25 |
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location by Smith (1966) not correct.* |
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Cannot locate FOR records. No mention |
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in daily Pocono Record "The Record" |
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from Sat. Oct. 24 thru Fri. Oct 30 nor |
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Philadelphia Inquirer Oct. 24-25. NESA |
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gives FOR iP&iS, WES iS but no location. |
1954 |
3 |
30 |
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1954 |
3 |
31 |
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40.25 |
74 |
4 |
sonic booms on 2 days |
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1959 |
4 |
13 |
21 |
20 |
19 |
41.92 |
73.27 |
4 |
much farther away in MA or VT |
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than Smith's (1966) location |
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but probably an earthquake |
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2003 |
2 |
21 |
15 |
10 |
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40.54 |
74.25 |
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Arthur Kill explosion, gasoline barge, |
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Mc=0.3, www.ldeo.columbia.edu/LCSN |
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MM = Maximum Intensity reported |
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Sykes examined OTT & WES records; unrelated signals from
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quarry blasts in different minutes. |
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ML 3.4 of Smith becomes 2.7 with EUS corrections of
Kim (1998) if location correct |
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