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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 ...
High Bridge, NJ -- April 11, 2024 -- Assistant Professor of Structural Geology Folarin 'Fola' Kolawole and his staff from the Columbia University Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory does fieldwork ...
New Jersey has had several small earthquakes since the end of 2020, but they were all of a magnitude of less than 2.5, which barely registers, according to Michigan Tech University.
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.
Ramapo Fault. The Ramapo Fault zone is a system of faults between the northern Appalachian Mountains and Piedmont areas to the east. [1] Spanning more than 185 miles (298 km) in New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania, it is perhaps the best known fault zone in the Mid-Atlantic region, and some small earthquakes have been known to occur in its ...
Moments later, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported a 4.7 to 4.8-magnitude earthquake occurred near Whitehouse Station in New Jersey. The earthquake was around 4.7 miles deep.
1979 Imperial Valley earthquake – magnitude 6.4 earthquake with an epicenter less than 1 km inside Mexico – significant damage and injuries on both sides of the border (60 in the US) 2010 Baja California earthquake (Mexico near S California) – magnitude 7.2 earthquake, 4 fatalities and 100 injuries, none in the United States.
An earthquake rattled South Jersey late Friday morning. The U.S. Geological Survey confirmed a 4.8 magnitude quake happened at 10:23 a.m. and was centered in Hunterdon County.