| Table 4. Maximum Horizontal Compressive Stress in NY, PA, OH, NJ, MD & NH | ||||||
| Place NE US | Date | P axis | Depth | Stress | author | |
| azimuth | plunge | km | Technique | |||
| Reading PA | 94/01/16 | 53 | 1 | 2 | FM | Du et al., 2003 |
| Reading PA | 94/01/16 | 61 | -2 | 2 | FM | Du et al. |
| Lisbon NH | 95/06/16 | 38 | 6 | 6 | FM | Du et al. |
| Berlin NH | 96/08/21 | 52 | -15 | 7 | FM | Du et al. |
| Pym PA | 98/09/25 | 64 | 8 | 2 | FM | Du et al. |
| Saranac L. NY | 00/04/20 | 39 | -5 | 8 | FM | Du et al. |
| Ashtabula OH | 1/1/26 | 53 | 7 | 2 | FM | Du et al. |
| Massena NY | 44/09/05 | 70 | 16 | 20 | FM | Du et al. |
| Attica NY | 66/01/01 | 62 | 1 | 2 | FM | Du et al. |
| Attica NY | 67/06/13 | 74 | 11 | 3 | FM | Du et al. |
| Goodnow NY | 83/10/07 | 97 | -15 | 7.5 | FM | Du et al. |
| Perry OH | 86/01/31 | 75 | 7 | 7 | FM | Du et al. |
| Reading PA | 94/01+05 | 66 | -2 | 0.5-2.5 | FM-comp | Seeber et al., 1998 |
| Alma NY | 1969 | 77 | 0 | 0,5 | Hydro-Frac | Sbar&Sykes, 1973 |
| Blue Mt Lake NY | 1971 | 80 | -5 | 0-2 | FM-comp | Sbar&Sykes, 1973 |
| Lancaster Co PA | 84/04/23 | 70 | -5 | 4.4-4.7 | FM-comp | Seeber&Armbruster, 1985 |
| Columbia MD | 1993 | 75 | 5 | FM-comp | Seeber et al., 1998 | |
| ME-NH-Quebec | 73/06/15 | 77 | -1 | 3 | FM-comp | Yang&Aggarwal, 1981 |
| Au Sable NY | 2/4/20 | 94 | -2 | 11.5 | FM | Seeber et al., 2002 |
| Milford NJ | 3/8/26 | 56 | 7 | 1 to 2 | FM-comp | Seeber et al., 2004 |
| Annsville NY | 1977-80 | 79 | 7 | 1.5-2.0 | FM-comp | Seborowski et al., 1982 |
| Ardsley NY | 85/10/19 | 70 | 5 | 4.5-5.5 | FM | Seeber&Dawers, 1989 |
| Ardsley NY | 85/10/AS | 95 | -5 | 4.5-5.5 | FM-comp | Seeber&Dawers, 1989 |
| Verplanck NY | 83/09/13 | 52 | 15 | 9.5-9.8 | FM-comp | Quittmeyer et al., 1985 |
| Wappinger Falls NY | 74/06/07 | 50 | 15 | 0-1.5 | FM-comp | Pomeroy et al., 1976 |
| Mt. Ivy-Thiells NY | 1987 | 72 | 0 | 0.3 | Hydro-Frac | Rundle et al., 1987 |
| Kent Cliffs NY | 1985 | 55 | 0 | 1 | Hydro-Frac | Zoback et al., 1985 |
| Newark basin NJ | 2003 | 47 | 0 | 0.73-1.0 | BoreHole | Goldberg et al., 2003 |
| Breakout | ||||||
| AVE | SD | SEM | ||||
| AVE +/-SD first 19 entries | 67.211 | 15.820 | 3.629 | |||
| AVE +/-SD next 9 entries | 64.000 | 16.047 | 5.349 | |||
| AVE +/-SD all entries | 66.179 | 15.668 | 2.961 | |||
| Not used: | ||||||
| DE-NJ border | 73/02/28 | 115 | 38 | 3.6 | FM-comp | Sbar et al., 1975 |
| Hydro-Frac=Hydro-Fracture | ||||||
| FM=focal mechanism | ||||||
| FM-comp=composite of aftershock data | ||||||