A small earthquake rattled Northern New Jersey last night, February 2, 2009. Morris County Residents woke up to the sound of Thunder, but it was infact an earthquake which measured 3.0. The epicenter of the earthquake was in Victory Gardens, just 35 miles away from New York City. There were no reports of damage or injuries. Here are the details from the USGS today - 2/3/09
Magnitude
3.0
Date-Time
Tuesday, February 03, 2009 at 03:34:19 UTC
Monday, February 02, 2009 at 10:34:19 PM at epicenter
Depth
5 km (3.1 miles) set by location program
Region
GREATER NEW YORK AREA, NEW JERSEY
Distances
2 km (1 miles) ESE (109°) from Victory Gardens, NJ
3 km (2 miles) SSW (192°) from Rockaway, NJ
4 km (2 miles) ESE (121°) from Dover, NJ
31 km (19 miles) W (261°) from Paterson, NJ
54 km (34 miles) WNW (290°) from New York, NY
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