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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).

1.8-magnitude earthquake in Central Jersey.

1.8-magnitude earthquake in Central Jersey.

 Photo Credit: USGS
Cecilia Levine
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Did you feel the earthquake Friday, March 21?

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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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