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JANUARY 18, 2019
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The inlet pier and surrounding area is covered in snow and ice, while the beach is closed off by a wooden fence, protecting the otherwise pristine snow, Monday.
Earthquake! Really? Small, shallow, uncommon, and no great concern, say federal agency scientists By Rachel Ravina Staff Writer (Jan. 18, 2019) It might not have been serious, but the 4.6-magnitude earthquake Tuesday night in the Atlantic off Ocean City was notable because of its uncommonness. The U.S. Geological Survey Earthquake Hazards Program said the quake took place 5.6 kilometers, or 3.5 miles, below the surface around 6:30 p.m. approxi-
mately 217 kilometers, or 135 miles, southeast of Ocean City. Don Blakeman, a geophysicist at the U.S. Geological Survey Information Center, said the earthquake was “far enough shore [and] not of serious concern.” While he said the incident “is not a real common thing … it happens sometimes.” Blakeman said this was an “intraplate” earthquake, which mean it occurred within a tectonic plate rather than on the boundaries of separate plates, as often occurs on the West Coast. Blakeman there is “always a possibility of aftershocks,” but that this was a “typical See QUAKES Page 7
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By Morgan Pilz Staff Writer (Jan. 18, 2019) Thirty-seven Ocean City Coast Guard station personnel, as well as 42,000 other active duty service members, received no paycheck Tuesday as a result of the partial government shutdown. In the meantime, resort area residents have launched a rescue effort of their own and have thrown the local Coast Guard a line. The Coast Guard is the only branch of the United States military not getting paid because of the partial shutdown. The last check Coast Guard personnel received was in December, after the shutdown began, and then it was by virtue of headquarters being able to shuffle money around to make payroll. But with that spent, the Coast Guard’s next paycheck depends on whether the shutdown is ended or if See LEGION Page 51