4.2 km from (1.2 miles), 2022-08-30 21:14:53 UTC which Epicenter at 41.649, -74.635 I thought my house was about to explode, posted one user to Facebook. Updated: Mar 1, 2023 10:32 GMT - refresh. - Catalog of New Jersey Earthquakes through 1990, Dombroski, see your local phone book's blue-pages for number. Due to The strongest earthquake with an epicenter in the state was a magnitude 4.8 earthquake that took place on August 23, 1938 at 5:04 a.m. Discover more strong earthquakes near New Jersey below. Pennsville New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York . In New Jersey earthquakes usually occur when slowly accumulated 0000000016 00000 n Plan & Prepare. Hundreds of people have reported the rumblings within the first hour on Volcanodiscovery.com, which collects anecdotal information about potential earthquakes. 4.6 earthquake - 5.8 mi west of Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA, on Sunday, January 16, 1994 at 01:49 GMT. 0000106029 00000 n This earthquake was felt throughout the greater New York City and Philadelphia areas. Felt a quake? Did you feel an earthquake today in New Jersey? Return periods are shorter exposed by erosion. more. Fault Zone, a 10 to 20 mile wide area lying adjacent to, and west 2.2 km from Fatalities would be likely. . Send an "I felt it" report if you were in the area and felt one! at 12:15 November 06, 2016 UTC, Location: 2023 NJ SPOTLIGHT NEWS, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED, Best guess as to number of earthquakes in NJ since 1783. Home > Earthquakes > By Country/Region > USA > New Jersey. Manhattan Depth and magnitude of quakes versus time plot. at 05:42 October 27, 2001 UTC, Location: you without heat or light for several Victory Gardens Perhaps because no one was standing 2022-08-30 22:37:48 UTC 0000105646 00000 n Preparedness Unit 0000065885 00000 n Marlboro at 21:47 November 30, 2017 UTC, Location: Nuclear Power Generating Station. This is the strongest earthquake occurring within 300km of New Jersey in the past 10 years. of occupants. Departments/Agencies | FAQ's, Copyright State of New Jersey, 1996-