Earthquake felt in North Jersey

November 30,2017
the staff of the Ridgewood blog

Ridgewood NJ, yes that was an earthquake you felt . An earthquake in Delaware was felt as far as North Jersey today. The United States Geological Survey reports that a 4.1 magnitude earthquake was detected northeast of Dover around 4:47 p.m. Thursday. That earthquake was about 8 kilometers deep.

“WTF was that? Was that an earthquake” a reader responded to the slight shaking and readers from New York City, all over Bergen county and as far south as Philadelphia reported a little shaking going on. Many Ridgewood residents reported feeling it.

Emergency officials have not said if there was any damage or injuries because of the earthquake. Originally the earthquake was reported as 4.4 magnitude, but the USGS later downgraded it .

New 12 reports that Today’s earthquake is reminiscent of the 2011 earthquake in Virginia. The 5.8 magnitude earthquake was felt across over a dozen states, including New Jersey, and parts of Canada.