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Witness location : Califon (USA) (5 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 55 min

First earthquake today lots of damage to items falling off bookshelves and perimeter walls
No structural damage to buildings or landscape
2nd earthquake - more items fell off the bookcases

Witness location : Gladstone (USA) (7 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 4 min

Windows rattled, lasted for a few seconds

Witness location : Bedminster (USA) (7 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 12 min

Aftershock felt like a 3-4

Witness location : Whitehouse Station (USA) (9 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 18 min

Felt as strong as the earlier one but not ad

Witness location : Basking Ridge (USA) (10 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 6 min

A boom with shaking, followed by a second boom a moment later

Witness location : Annandale (USA) (12 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 51 min

Shook, no damage

Witness location : Mendham (USA) (15 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 2 min

Aftershock?

Witness location : Basking Ridge (USA) (15 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 0 min

Bernards, New Jersey

Witness location : Flemington (USA) (16 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 13 min

Like a train aproching my house, then a sharp bang and dishes and windows rattle then rumbling for several seconds after

Witness location : Somerville (USA) (18 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 13 min

Somerville, NJ faint rumble and home shake

Witness location : Hackettstown (USA) (18 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 134 min

felt the morning one very strong in hackettstown NJ & felt the one at 6pm also but didn’t feel as strong . first one rocked the building and was loud second one the floors moved but not as bad as the first

Witness location : Washington (USA) (19 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 106 min

Short duration (

Witness location : Stirling (USA) (20 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 41 min

House shook. Loud noise 2-3 seconds

Witness location : Randolph (USA) (22 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 39 min

Aftershock from this morning

Witness location : Hackettstown (USA) (22 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 8 min

Small after shock compared to this morning.

Witness location : Hillsborough (USA) (22 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 18 min

About 6pm in Hillsborough NJ

Witness location : Flemington (USA) (23 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 112 min

Loud rumble with tinny sound as my townhouse shook and my dogs looked at me wondering what was happening.

Witness location : Flemington (USA) (23 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 115 min

Much shorter than the earlier earthquake. Loud rumbling.

Witness location : Oxford (USA) (24 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 8 min

Rumbling, lasted maybe about 15 seconds

Witness location : Morristown (USA) (25 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 25 min

I heard it more than I felt it. 
I thought it was an aftershock.

Witness location : Randolph (USA) (25 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 9 min

We did feel tremor with less intensity than what we experienced morning, but experienced 2nd time in the same day

Witness location : Hillsborough (USA) (26 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 68 min

Nice aftershock!

Witness location : Asbury (USA) (26 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 3 min

Rumble for 10-15 seconds

Witness location : New Providence (USA) (27 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 6 min

Probably an aftershock from this mornings earthquake

Witness location : Mount Arlington (USA) (27 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 2 min

Aftershock

Witness location : Morris Plains (USA) (27 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 18 min

The noise was horrendous

Witness location : Dover (USA) (27 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 3 min

About thirty seconds at 6 PM, milder than earlier

Witness location : Cedar Knolls (USA) (28 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 21 min

I feel it yep

Witness location : Madison (USA) (28 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 17 min

No damage, house shook, neighbours houses shook

Witness location : Whippany (USA) (29 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 2 min

Shorter this time

Witness location : Hopatcong (USA) (29 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 12 min

Hopatcong NJ

Witness location : Florham Park (USA) (31 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 26 min

My monitor was shaking

Witness location : Mountainside (USA) (31 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 25 min

Rolling quake lasting 16 seconds

Witness location : Skillman (USA) (31 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 3 min

Super brief. Stuff rattled on the walls. Then lower intensity rumble.

Witness location : Mountainside (USA) (32 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 10 min

Loud Rumble

Witness location : Skillman (USA) (32 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 77 min

I was in the shower & you could hear & feel the quake. Lasted 10ish seconds. Just hard shaking unlike the first quake that had rolling & shaking. I live in Skillman, NJ btw if that helps.

Witness location : Summit (USA) (32 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 16 min

Like a freight train coming by..house shook and made rumbling swaying sounds

Witness location : Frenchtown (USA) (33 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 136 min

Like I overloaded ten front load washers and all the loads unbalanced

Witness location : Frenchtown (USA) (33 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 136 min

Like I overloaded ten front load washers and all the loads unbalanced

Witness location : Westfield (USA) (33 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 7 min

I jumped from my couch. Felt it

Witness location : North Brunswick (USA) (34 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 3 min

Just felt a small tremor in North Brunswick, NJ

Witness location : Short Hills (USA) (35 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 2 min

Prob aftershock from earlier

Witness location : Metuchen (USA) (35 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 90 min

The main quake was about 15 seconds. Aftershock was of same magnitude but 3 seconds only.

Witness location : Wharton (USA) (35 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 8 min

Felt in Lake Hopatcong

Witness location : North Brunswick (USA) (35 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 52 min

At about 6:02 PM I felt a little bit of a rattle. North Brunswick, New Jersey. I’m assuming it’s just an aftershock from earlier today.

Witness location : Princeton (USA) (36 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 25 min

Felt the floor of the house vibrating for about 30 seconds.

Witness location : Edison (USA) (36 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 13 min

Edison, NJ. Felt just as strong as the one earlier. House shaking, cabinets & dishes rattling, etc.

Witness location : Phillipsburg (USA) (36 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 6 min

Second earthquake today felt in Phillipsburg NJ

Witness location : Pennington (USA) (36 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 196 min

Just a small rumbling

Witness location : Cranford (USA) (36 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 3 min

8 seconds or so, very mild but there was a rumbling

Witness location : Cranford (USA) (37 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 55 min

the feeling of vibration and knocking

Witness location : Milltown (USA) (37 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 17 min

Just felt the walls shaking again , not as much as this morning.

Witness location : Union (USA) (37 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 7 min

Strong but quick jolt, likely an aftershock to this mornings 4.8 magnitude earthquake.  Lasted just a few seconds.

Witness location : Lake Hiawatha (USA) (37 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 1 min

5 seconds

Witness location : Sparta (USA) (38 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 48 min

No damage. Sounded like a train!

Witness location : Rahway (USA) (38 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 14 min

Small vibration

Witness location : Roselle Park (USA) (38 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 3 min

About 5 seconds of shaking in the house. Whole family felt it throughout.

Witness location : Princeton (USA) (39 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 3 min

At 6 pm EST in New Jersey

Witness location : Sparta (USA) (39 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 2 min

Not as strong as the one this morning but definitely felt it and it shook the light fixtures

Witness location : West Orange (USA) (39 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 9 min

West Orange, NJ

Witness location : Phillipsburg (USA) (39 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 32 min

Felt like a little rumble in Phillipsburg nj

Witness location : Sparta (USA) (39 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 30 min

No damage! Sitting at a bar!!! Dronk glasses were shaking!!!

Witness location : Sparta (USA) (40 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 12 min

Just felt for 2 secs

Witness location : Easton (USA) (40 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 142 min

We felt the rattling

Witness location : Rahway (USA) (40 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 6 min

What unusual experience, stay safe.

Witness location : Woodbridge (USA) (40 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 918 min

Shaking but no damage.  Didn't hear the deep rumbling as much this time

Witness location : South Orange (USA) (40 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 2 min

NJ aftershock

Witness location : South River (USA) (40 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 6 min

Felt tremors for 5-8 seconds windows rattling  Time 18:03hrs EST

Witness location : South Orange (USA) (41 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 19 min

came out of shower and the mirror was vigorously vibrating against the wall and I saw things swaying out side.

Witness location : Sparta (USA) (41 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 2801 min

10 second vibrations

Witness location : Oak Ridge (USA) (41 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 9 min

6pm felt a brief shaking strong enough to send the cat scurrying and for me to jump up. No damage.

Witness location : Perth Amboy (USA) (43 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 15 min

I felt a couple things rattling but nothing crazy

Witness location : Sparta (USA) (44 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 8 min

The whole house was shaking. No damage.

Witness location : Spotswood (USA) (44 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 26 min

Just a little shake and the blinds rattled

Witness location : Parlin (USA) (44 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 166 min

everything in house moved.

Witness location : Lincoln Park (USA) (45 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 1720 min

Very low frequency rumbling.

Witness location : Newark (USA) (46 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 2 min

Just felt a little shake in my office

Witness location : Staten Island (USA) (46 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 18 min

My sofa shocked a little bit.

Witness location : Nazareth (USA) (47 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 49 min

I think it was an after shock

Witness location : Old Bridge (USA) (47 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 8 min

Felt like 3 distinct wave of increasing intensity

Witness location : Glen Ridge (USA) (47 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 5 min

Not as powerful as this morning and much shorter

Witness location : Old Bridge (USA) (48 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 6 min

Felt a little ground rumble was for a good 5 seconds, much smaller then the first quake this morning.

Witness location : Bloomfield (USA) (48 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 18 min

My table started shaking 🫨

Witness location : Staten Island (USA) (48 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 113 min

Staten island NY felt the floor rumble

Witness location : Butler (USA) (49 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 6 min

Heavier rumble than the earlier one, creaking heard inside the house

Witness location : Old Bridge (USA) (50 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 15 min

House was shaking and didn’t know what was happening

Witness location : Keyport (USA) (50 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 7 min

Shook

Witness location : Franklin (USA) (50 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 16 min

Came with a big jolt, and then a few seconds of rumbling

Witness location : Nutley (USA) (50 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 19 min

Vibrating a few seconds

Witness location : Furlong (USA) (51 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 172 min

Newtown PA, shaking and loud

Witness location : Staten Island (USA) (51 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 14 min

Was that another Aftershock?

Witness location : Clifton (USA) (53 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 9 min

It felt like a powerful wind

Witness location : Perkasie (USA) (54 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 6 min

same shaking as this morning

Witness location : Jersey City (USA) (55 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 12 min

Felt in Jersey City.

Witness location : Passaic (USA) (55 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 27 min

We saw the plant shaking pretty bad it was in Passaic New Jersey our neighbors came out as well because they had noticed it

Witness location : Wallington (USA) (56 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 20 min

Small shake

Witness location : Trenton (USA) (56 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 1 min

No damage, just like the one we felt this morning whole house shaking.

Witness location : Hazlet (USA) (56 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 32 min

About 6 pm est I felt an aftershock everything on my desk shook

Witness location : Haledon (USA) (56 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 7 min

Heard a rumble in my kitchen. Much shorter than earlier

Witness location : Morrisville (USA) (57 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 7 min

Nice shaking.

Witness location : Jersey City (USA) (58 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 14 min

I feel it

Witness location : Fair Lawn (USA) (58 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 4 min

I felt like a 4 or 4.2 earthquake a minute ago

Witness location : Lodi (USA) (58 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 7 min

It was quick but it shook the house around 6

Witness location : Lodi (USA) (58 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 15 min

Lodi NJ rattled the house but not to badly.

Witness location : Jersey City (USA) (58 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 16 min

Shorter than first one today, but definitely noted! Jersey City Heights NJ

Witness location : Ringwood (USA) (58 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 4 min

Heard and felt a small aftershock.

Witness location : Jersey City (USA) (58 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 7 min

Quick - only 2 or 3 seconds. The house shuddered

Witness location : Fair Lawn (USA) (59 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 77 min

I felt in Fair Lawn, New Jersey

Witness location : Hasbrouck Heights (USA) (59 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 18 min

My mom and I both felt our couch shake at about 6pm. My dad said the sink in the bathroom shifted.

Witness location : Highland Lakes (USA) (60 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 47 min

Minor rumble duration roughly 10-15 seconds

Witness location : Hoboken (USA) (60 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 54 min

Live in a basement level apartment in Hoboken, nj heard a rumble coming then everything mildly shaking

Witness location : Levittown (USA) (60 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 8 min

About as strong as the morning quake, but shorter.

Witness location : Levittown (USA) (60 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 2 min

Levittown pa. Slight shake,

Witness location : Manalapan (USA) (60 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 9 min

Felt aftershock

Witness location : Brooklyn (USA) (60 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 153 min

Hi, I felt that the walls started shaking slightly and a strange sound in the apartment.

Witness location : Union City (USA) (61 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 10 min

Aftershock

Witness location : Ridgewood (USA) (61 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 6 min

Heard window rattle and felt shaking coutertop.

Witness location : New York (USA) (61 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 7 min

Much less severe than earlier

Witness location : New York (USA) (62 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 72 min

Felt and heard aftershockrumble at 5:58 PM in Soho, Manhattan, New York City.

Witness location : Levittown (USA) (63 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 2 min

Just felt a small aftershock…Levittown, PA 19056

Witness location : Levittown (USA) (63 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 14 min

Very noticeable vibration for about 7 seconds or so

Witness location : Brooklyn (USA) (63 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 4 min

Another rumble at 6pm

Witness location : New York (USA) (63 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 9 min

Some shaking, not as much as in the morning for the 4.8

Witness location : Brooklyn (USA) (63 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 24 min

Scary. Was in the bathtub when it shook a few seconds

Witness location : Brooklyn (USA) (63 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 5 min

I felt this one too. 3-4 seconds

Witness location : Brooklyn (USA) (64 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 10 min

art shaking on the walls

Witness location : Brooklyn (USA) (65 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 1 min

new york again felt

Witness location : New Milford (USA) (65 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 7 min

Picture on wall rattled, lasted about 3 seconds.