Earthquake Rattles North Jersey: Did You Feel It?

MORRIS COUNTY, NJ — A small earthquake may have shaken up some North Jersey residents on Tuesday afternoon.

On Tuesday, around 1:30 p.m., a 1.8 magnitude earthquake rattled about a mile southwest of Long Valley, roughly three miles west of Gladstone.

According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the quake happened around three miles deep underground.

Typically, earthquakes with magnitudes under 2.0, which are classified as “micro” earthquakes, are not felt on the surface. Earthquakes with a magnitude between 2.0 and 2.9 are referred to as "minor" earthquakes and are more likely to be felt by people.

So far, nobody has reported feeling Tuesday afternoon's microquake to the USGS.

Multiple earthquakes have been reported recently in the Central and North Jersey area. Last year, six earthquakes struck North Jersey in 24 hours, five of them in Randolph.

About a month ago, a 1.0-magnitude quake struck about 6 km west of Bedminster in Hunterdon County.

On March 8, a 1.3-magnitude quake struck around 9:04 p.m., about 5 km northeast of Whitehouse Station in Hunterdon County.

Similarly, on Jan. 30, a 2.4 magnitude earthquake was reported in six kilometers outside of Whitehouse Station.

On Oct. 20, 2025, a 1.6 magnitude earthquake was reported about 2 km east-northeast of Califon.

On Aug. 12, 2025, a 1.2 magnitude earthquake was reported 6 kilometers northeast of Lebanon.

On Aug. 5, 2025, a 2.7 magnitude earthquake was reported in Bergen County and was centered southwest of Hillsdale.

A 0.4 magnitude earthquake was also reported 6 kilometers east southeast of Califon on Aug. 4, 2025.

On Aug. 2, 2025, a 3.0 magnitude earthquake was centered at Hasbrouck Heights, in Bergen County.

Earthquakes are less common on the eastern than on the western edges of the United States because the East Coast does not lie on a boundary of tectonic plates.

Did you feel Tuesday's quake? Report it to the USGS for tracking purposes.

— With reporting from Alexis Tarrazi