While earthquakes are rare in the New York-New Jersey area, there are several small fault lines under Manhattan and a major fault in New Jersey, called the Ramapo Fault.

A 6- to 7-maginitude earthquake is possible [for New Jersey], but seems very unlikely, said Miller, while explaining the Ramapo Fault line does not trigger anything above a magnitude 3 on average.

The New Jersey Supreme Court decided that someone outside the state's legal reach cannot be included when dividing fault in a case but can be held responsible for sharing costs if found liable.