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Barely-Noticable Earthquake Reported In NJ: Did You Feel It? Barely-Noticable Earthquake Reported In NJ: Did You Feel It?
Barely-Noticable Earthquake Reported In NJ: Did You Feel It? A small earthquake struck western New Jersey early Friday morning, March 21, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS). The 1.8-magnitude tremor was recorded at 8:23 a.m., with an epicenter about seven kilometers southwest of Gladstone, the USGS reported.  Residents in Lake Hopatcong, Chester, Gladstone, Mendham, and Bridgewater reported feeling it. The quake appears to have happened along the Ramapo Fault Line, near where the 4.8-magnitude quake happened last April.

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2.3-Magnitude Earthquake Rattles North Jersey Town 2.3-Magnitude Earthquake Rattles North Jersey Town
2.3-Magnitude Earthquake Rattles North Jersey Town A 2.3-magnitude earthquake rattled Morris County Tuesday, Aug. 29. The 30-second quake struck at 5:14 p.m., less than a mile west of White Meadow Lake in Rockaway Township, the U.S. Geological Survey says. Who felt the 2.3 earthquake in Morris county, NJ at 5:14pm? Appx 3mi from Denville and 6mi from Randolph. #NJearthquake #earthquake pic.twitter.com/dMz4ntUxXx — WeatherReMarks (@WeatherReMarks) August 31, 2022 It was likely connected to the Ramapo Fault Line, an active fault line that runs southwest to northeast through Morristown, geophysicist Jonathan Tytell tells NBC New York.

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