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