Results tagged “morriscounty”

Around 1:42 a.m., a 2.3 magnitude earthquake occurred just outside Dover, NJ. This is the third earthquake since February 2 in Morris County—on February 2, there was a 3.0 outside of Morristown and this past Saturday there was a 2.4 near Montville. According to the Star-Ledger, this morning "was felt mostly by people in Denville and Randolph." No injuries or damage were reported either. Here are more details about the quake from the U.S. Geological Survey.

Last night, at 10.34 p.m., a 3.0 magnitude earthquake was felt a few miles from Morristown, NJ. The Star-Ledger reports, "It sounded like an explosion, houses shook and dogs started barking." Other residents said it felt like a "bomb" and one man told WCBS 2, "I was upstairs on my computer, and all of a sudden I hear a boom, boom, boom, then a bang, bang, bang. My monitor almost fell off of my computer desk. So I immediately went downstairs to check on my grandma and ask her if she was alright or if she fell." A US Geological Survey geophysicist explained, "This is what's considered a micro-size quake. However, it is widely felt in this area. But usually a quake of this size is not going to be very damaging." The last recorded earthquake in NJ was a 2.1 last summer while the largest since 1974 was a 4.0 in 1985.