Since 1950 there have been about 20 East Coast quakes with a magnitude above 4.5, according to the United States Geological Survey. That's compared with over 1,000 on the West Coast.
East Coast residents were jolted Friday by a 4.8-magnitude earthquake centered near Lebanon, New Jersey with weak rumblings felt as far away as Baltimore and the Massachusetts-New Hampshire border. No life-threatening injuries or major damage have been reported.Related video above: State geologist says it's 'not a surprise' New Jersey earthquake was felt in New HampshireHere's what to know about earthquakes on the East Coast .
Video below: New Jersey coffee shop shakes during earthquake The West Coast lies on a boundary where sections of Earth's crust rub together, causing stress and slippage along fault lines that generate earthquakes relatively often.East Coast quakes like Friday's are caused by compression over time of hard, brittle rock deep underground, according to Robert Thorson, an earth sciences professor at the University of Connecticut.
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