2.3, 1.7 magnitude earthquakes hit northern New Jersey

MORRIS COUNTY, New Jersey (WABC) — A pair of earthquakes hit northern New Jersey Tuesday night, based on the U.S. Geological Survey.

The primary, a 2.3 magnitude earthquake, struck simply earlier than 5:15 p.m.

A USGS geophysicist advised Eyewitness Information the epicenter of the earthquake simply slightly below six miles northwest of Morris Plains.

The quake was estimated to have a depth of roughly 5 kilometers, which is a bit more than three miles in size.

A 1.7 magnitude earthquake was then reported shortly after 6:30 p.m., additionally in Morris County. The second quake was an aftershock to the primary one, based on the USGS.

Whereas earthquakes are comparatively unusual within the space, a 3.1 magnitude earthquake was reported close to Freehold, New Jersey in September of 2020, whereas a 2.5 magnitude earthquake shook residents of central New Jersey in August of 2015.

On Aug 23, 2011, a 5.8 magnitude earthquake in central Virginia shook buildings within the Backyard State.

Moreover, the USGS listed over a dozen reported earthquakes between 1979 to 2017.

“The seismic exercise is uncommon for the oldsters dwelling within the space, however it’s nicely inside what we might count on in that geologic setting,” USGS geophysicist Rafael Abreu Paris mentioned.

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