New Jersey earthquakes today

No earthquake of M1.5 or more was recorded in New Jersey in the 24 hours to 2:43 pm EDT on 20 October 2026.

The most recent was M 1.8, 5 km (3 mi) W of Gladstone, New Jersey, at 1:30 pm EDT on 19 May 2026; 105 people reported feeling it to USGS.

From the QuakeIndex database, which reads USGS every 30 seconds, as of 2026-10-20 18:43 UTC · USGS · earthquakes of M1.5 or more where USGS names the state in the location

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The last 24 hours

None of M1.5 or more in New Jersey. Most days in most states are quiet; very small quakes can take a few minutes to reach the USGS feed.

The last 7 days

No earthquake of M2.5 or more, and none that anyone reported feeling, in New Jersey.

The most recent earthquakes in New Jersey

1.8 5 km (3 mi) W of Gladstone, New Jersey 5 km deep · felt by 105 May 19, 1:30 pm EDT
1.5 1 km (1 mi) NNE of Califon, New Jersey 5 km deep · felt by 5 Feb 13, 3:40 pm EST
2.4 5 km (3 mi) WSW of Bedminster, New Jersey 8 km deep · felt by 224 Jan 30, 3:42 pm EST
1.8 5 km (3 mi) WSW of Gladstone, New Jersey 7 km deep · felt by 158 Nov 21, 2025, 11:22 pm EST
1.6 4 km (2 mi) ESE of Califon, New Jersey 6 km deep · felt by 19 Oct 20, 2025, 2:46 pm EDT
2.8 1 km (1 mi) N of Hillsdale, New Jersey 12 km deep · felt by 3,546 Aug 5, 2025, 12:11 pm EDT
3.0 0 km (0 mi) W of Little Ferry, New Jersey 10 km deep · felt by 11,128 Aug 2, 2025, 10:18 pm EDT
2.0 3 km (2 mi) SE of Randolph, New Jersey 5 km deep · felt by 92 Jul 21, 2025, 9:00 pm EDT
1.6 3 km (2 mi) SSE of Randolph, New Jersey 5 km deep · felt by 61 Jul 21, 2025, 5:40 am EDT
1.5 6 km (4 mi) NE of Lebanon, New Jersey 1 km deep · felt by 13 Jun 27, 2025, 10:30 pm EDT

M1.5 or more since 2016, where USGS names New Jersey in the location.

If you felt one

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Earthquakes in New Jersey — the history since 1900, the activity score, faults and counties

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New Jersey on the record

Last 30 days: 0 of M1.5 or more
Last 12 months: 5
Since 2016: 118
Largest since 2016: M 4.8 on 5 April 2024, 2024 Tewksbury, New Jersey Earthquake

The QuakeIndex catalogue (USGS ComCat), counted to 1:27 pm EDT on 20 October 2026. New Jersey's page has the largest quakes since 1900, how active the state is against its own record, and every county.

Earthquakes near towns in New Jersey

Gladstone 4 M2.5+ named after it

Each town page lists every M1.5+ earthquake within 30 km since 2016 and whether one was likely felt in town in the last 24 hours. Town names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0).

Earthquakes today in other states

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