East Coast Quakes Reveal Hidden Risks—Is Washington Prepared?

On a seemingly quiet Saturday night, a 3.0 magnitude earthquake rattled the suburbs of New Jersey, sending tremors across northern New Jersey, southern New York, and even parts of Connecticut. Though this event caused no reported injuries or major damage, its implications for national security and urban resilience demand close scrutiny. How Prepared Is the Nation’s Largest City for the Next Big One? New York City alone houses over one million buildings—a staggering number for any emergency response system to manage during a seismic event. Yet as officials confirmed no immediate building concerns after this latest tremor centered in Hasbrouck...