N.J. rattled by 2.4 magnitude earthquake. Did you feel it?
People as far away as Connecticut, Massachusetts and North Carolina reported they felt shaking Friday afternoon.
USGS confirms magnitude 2.4 earthquake in Bergen County
The magnitude 2.4 earthquake was centered near Paramus, according to the USGS, and occurred around 1 p.m. It comes more than nine months after a magnitude 4.8 earthquake shook Tewksbury Township and surrounding areas.
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A 2.4 magnitude earthquake rocked Paramus Friday afternoon, Jan. 24, the United States Geological Survey (SGS) confirms. The USGS says the origin is just east of Paramus. Residents in North Jersey reported feeling a major tremor just after 1 p.
Earthquake near Paramus, NJ: Did you feel it?
The USGS says the earthquake happened around 1:02 p.m in Bergen County, between Paramus and River Edge. 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.
Northern New Jersey jolted by 2.4 magnitude earthquake
Hundreds of people reported feeling some weak shaking to the USGS with some as far north as Poughkeepsie and even into some parts of Long Island.
Did you feel it?: Small earthquake shakes New Jersey
A small earthquake shook Bergen County, New Jersey early Friday afternoon. According to the USGS, a magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck near Paramus just after 1 p.m. Friday. The quake was at a depth of 4.
2.4 magnitude earthquake hits northern New Jersey
The 7.7 kilometer-depth earthquake hit near Paramus, roughly 20 miles from Manhattan, shortly after 1 p.m., the USGS reported. While a 2.4 magnitude earthquake is mild enough that it usually wouldn't be felt,
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Earthquake hits near Paramus, New Jersey
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