Did You Feel It? Small Earthquake Rattles Central Jersey

A small earthquake was detected in New Jersey early Wednesday morning, the United States Geological Survey reports.

A small earthquake was reported in Central Jersey around 2 a.m. Wednesday.
Photo Credit: *USGS*

09/09/2020 8:54 a.m.

The 3.1 magnitude earthquake occurred about a mile southeast of East Freehold just after 2 a.m., and was felt in "much of central New Jersey," the USGS and National Weather Service’s Mount Holly office said.

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Some locals were woken up by the rumbling and others slept right through it.

"There wasn't much shaking," one person wrote on an earthquake-tracking website. "It was very quick and ended with a very loud bang.

"Nothing fell or broke from what I can tell. Haven't been outside as it's still 2:30 in the morning."

"We live in East Freehold , NJ," another said. "The dogs couldn’t settle down 15 minutes prior to quake.

"They wouldn’t come inside where they live with us. Woke me out of sleep, felt like a jackhammer going under our house, lasting approximately 10 seconds."

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