Did You Feel That Earthquake?

Morris Township and Morris Plains: Did you feel the earthquake?

The U.S. Geological Survey is reporting a 5.9 magnitude earthquake occurred shortly before 2 p.m., and was felt through much of the East Coast.

Here's some of what we're being told by our readers on Facebook already:

• Lisa Cutner-Piernot: Phone service out in Morris Plains. House shook here.
• Barbara Maurello- Gyorfy: Yes, I was in the Morris Plains Pharmacy parking lot and my car started swaying.
• Patrice Foglyano: Felt the quake here in Morris Township. The house shook, dogs started barking!!

NJ Transit is not reporting any delays related to the quake. JCP&L has not reported any local outages.

According to the Federal Emergency Management Association, New Jersey ranks low on the list of states at risk for experiencing an earthquake.

"Earthquake hazards are measured as the likelihood of experiencing earthquake shaking of various intensities," according to FEMA's website. Northern New Jersey is put in a category that's described as "having a hazard shaking of moderate intensity," which could be felt by all and could lead to slight damage. Southern New Jersey is put in a category described as having "a small probability of experiencing damaging earth­quake effects."

The USGS is asking those who felt the earthquake to fill out an online survey to assist in its information gathering.

Did you feel the quake? Do you see any signs of damage, or service out? Share any info you have in the comments below.