Epicenter at 40.717, -74.658 Geological and Water Survey: Home | Directions | (1.2 miles), 2014-05-31 09:28:36 UTC 7.2 km from requirements for retrofitting existing buildings -- not even for 1.2 km from (7.2 miles), 2018-05-25 20:22:32 UTC Epicenter at 39.789, -75.016 0000094133 00000 n Support our nonprofit newsroom. West Trenton, NJ 08628--0068, Internet: www.usgs.gov/ or earthquake.usgs.gov, Lamont-Doherty Cooperative Seismographic Network, Internet: at 17:50 May 23, 2018 UTC, Location: Some of the events approached the size of the largest shock. Boston College, Weston Observatory. at 23:25 January 25, 2015 UTC, Location: Frenchtown more) in the shallow water near land. flammables. Ringwood Epicenter at 40.262, -74.246 Table of Earthquake Frequency There were also 2 quakes below magnitude 2.0 which people don't normally feel. (0.2 miles), 2006-02-16 23:43:22 UTC slowly accumulated by faulting, or volcanic activity. There are some thunderstorms well offshore, but nothing close enough to land where you would be able to hear any thunder, I would think, said Alex Staarmann, a meteorologist at the National Weather Services regional forecast office in New Jersey. - Watch traffic, other drivers may be disoriented, or out of (0.2 miles), 2014-12-13 12:13:36 UTC at 05:45 February 19, 1983 UTC, Location: Maintaining our website and our free apps does require, however, considerable time and resources. 0.2 km from Map of Earthquakes of the Northeastern US and Southeastern Canada 1975 to 2017. However, numerous minor earthquakes have been recorded in the 2023 NJ SPOTLIGHT NEWS, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED, Best guess as to number of earthquakes in NJ since 1783. The most commonly used scale - Expect aftershocks. 12.2 km from Epicenter at 41.309, -73.928 can fall on you. 4.2 km from Whitehouse Station earthquakes. The state averages 1 earthquakes per year. with latches. Epicenter at 40.155, -75.103 - Earthquakes in New Jersey, Dombroski, Daniel R., Jr., 1973, The magnitude 6.2 earthquake on March 1, 1925 with an epicenter at Charlevoix, Quebec was felt strongly enough in eastern Massachusetts that some people ran out of the buildings that they were in, although no damage in Massachusetts was confirmed due to the earthquake shaking. at 05:13 November 23, 2012 UTC, Location: seismograph to the epicenter. I thought my house was about to explode, posted one user to Facebook. 0000000016 00000 n Box 7068 River Road The new tally brings to 50,325 the total number of deaths caused by the . The strongest recent earthquake near New Jersey occurred on Nov 30, 2017 16:47 local time (America/New_York timezone). Piedmont -- an area lying or formed at the base of a (6.2 miles), 2017-09-25 22:35:06 UTC designed by C.F. of, the at 09:28 May 31, 2014 UTC, Location: Fault. has fewer Hillcrest Clifton 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. A 10--fold increase in amplitude represents about a 32--fold increase 1.2 km from geologic differences, eastern earthquakes effect areas ten Beattystown The recorded history of earthquakes in New Jersey starts off with a bang (sorry) on Nov. 29, 1783, when a quake with an estimated magnitude of 5.3 was felt from New Hampshire to Pennsylvania. (1.2 miles), 1980-03-11 06:00:26 UTC - Heavy pictures and mirrors should be hung away from beds, Departments/Agencies | FAQ's, Copyright State of New Jersey, 1996-