Even as personal and political shock waves began emanating from the Sept. 11 attacks on the World Trade Center, the magnitude of the violence literally made the ground shake, as well. Seismic vibrations induced by several events that day were captured by seismometers scattered across the Northeast.
The twin towers of the World Trade Center as seen from New Jersey during Fourth of July festivities in 1978.
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