Earthquake confirmed in NJ
Why are there earthquakes in NJ?
FOX 5 NY's Aubrey Puente looks into the Ramapo fault line the largest system of cracks in the Northeast.
Parts of New Jersey were rattled by a 1.8 magnitude earthquake on Friday morning, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
Was there an earthquake in New Jersey today?
What we know:
The USGS says the earthquake happened around 08:23 a.m. in Gladstone, New Jersey, which is nearly 45 miles west of NYC.
Friday's quake happened near the epicenter of an April 2024 4.8-magnitude earthquake that shook NYC and the Tri-State area.
Dig deeper:
Earthquakes are less common on the eastern than on the western edges of the U.S. because the East Coast does not lie on a boundary of tectonic plates.
USGS earthquake map
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