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On April 5, 2024, at 10:23 EDT (14:23 UTC), a M w 4.8 earthquake occurred in the U.S. state of New Jersey, with the epicenter in Tewksbury Township.While it was felt across the New York metropolitan area, Delaware Valley, the Washington D.C metropolitan area, and other parts of the northeastern United States between Virginia and Maine, it had a relatively minor impact, with no major damage ...
1954 Fairview earthquake New Hampshire: 6.5 June 1, 1638 1638 New Hampshire earthquake New Jersey: 5.3 November 29, 1783 1783 New Jersey earthquake New Mexico: 6.2 November 15, 1906 [49] New York: 5.8 September 5, 1944 1944 Cornwall–Massena earthquake North Carolina: 5.2 February 21, 1916 [50] North Dakota: 4.4 July 8, 1968 [51] Ohio: 5.4 ...
Another earthquake rattled through Gladstone, New Jersey, and was felt across the Delaware River in Bucks County this morning. The U.S. Geological Survey confirmed a 2.6 magnitude earthquake hit ...
A U.S. Geological Survey map shows "Did you feel it?" points from residents in New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania and beyond, related to a 4.8 earthquake that hit the region on April 5, 2024.
Simons said this was one of the largest earthquakes in New Jersey in recent history. The last notable one was a magnitude-3.1 temblor in Freehold Township in September 2020.
On April 5, 2024, at 10:23 AM, the community was struck by a magnitude 4.8 earthquake. The quake saw no major damage and no injuries. At 5:59 PM, on the same day, a second earthquake recorded at magnitude 3.8 struck east of the community in Gladstone, New Jersey. [16]
The USGS puts the chances of a New Jersey earthquake measuring 4.8 or higher in the next week at 1 in 200, or 0.5%. The odds go down to 0.3% for a quake 5 or above, 0.03% for 6 or above and 0.003% ...
A magnitude 5.5 eastern U.S. earthquake, although uncommon, can be felt as far as 500 km (300 mi) from its epicenter, and can cause damage as far away as 40 km (25 mi) from its epicenter. Earthquakes stronger than about magnitude 5.0 generate ground motions that are strong enough to be damaging in the epicentral area.