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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 ...
New Jersey experienced a 4.8 magnitude earthquake, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. Here is the science behind the cause and the Ramapo Fault.
— USGS Earthquakes (@USGS_Quakes) April 5, 2024 According to the Geological Survey, Friday's 4.8 magnitude earthquake was the strongest to hit New Jersey in nearly 250 years.
April 5, 2024 at 4:37 PM. The fault that ruptured beneath New Jersey on Friday morning was likely an ancient, sleeping seam in the Earth, awakened by geologic forces in a region where earthquakes ...
On April 5, 2024, a magnitude 4.8 earthquake centered near Whitehouse Station, New Jersey struck the region; no injuries or damage were immediately reported. [20] This is the highest-magnitude earthquake in the region since 1884. An aftershock of magnitude 3.8 occurred that day close to Gladstone, New Jersey and was felt in Manhattan and ...
On April 5, 2024, New Jersey was shook about by a 4.8 magnitude earthquake that was felt 250 miles away. ... New Jersey was shook Friday morning with the strongest earthquake the Garden State has ...
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% ...