Every recorded earthquake within 30 km
Earthquakes near Wood-Ridge, NJ
No earthquake was likely felt in Wood-Ridge in the 24 hours to 6:39 pm EST (23:39 UTC). The last one was M 2.8, 19 km (12 mi) NNE, at 12:11 pm EDT on 5 August 2025, estimated intensity III (weak) in town; 3,546 felt reports to USGS.
M 2.8
Latest: 12:11 pm EDT on 5 August 2025 · 19 km (12 mi) NNE of Wood-Ridge, NJ
The most recent earthquake near Wood-Ridge was M 2.8, 19 km (12 mi) NNE of Wood-Ridge, NJ, at 12:11 pm EDT on 5 August 2025, 12 km deep. 3,546 people reported feeling it to USGS. The estimated shaking in Wood-Ridge was intensity III (weak), felt by some people at rest indoors.
No earthquake of M1.5 or more was recorded within 30 km (19 mi) of Wood-Ridge in the last 24 hours.
- Last 24 hours
- 0
- Last 7 days
- 0
- Last 30 days
- 0 · since 2016, about one every 22 months
- Last 12 months
- 0
- Since 2016
- 6 earthquakes of M1.5 or more within 30 km
- Largest since 2016
- M 3.0 on 2 August 2025, 3 km (2 mi) ENE of Wood-Ridge, NJ
- Reported felt
- 6 of them have felt reports to USGS
USGS · feed checked · newest earthquake in our database · this page · counts are earthquakes of M1.5 or more within 30 km (19 mi) of the town centre; shaking is estimated for the town centre with the intensity equation USGS Did You Feel It? uses
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The last 30 days
The latest 6
- 2.8 19 km (12 mi) NNE of Wood-Ridge, NJ · felt by 3,546
- 3.0 3 km (2 mi) ENE of Wood-Ridge, NJ · felt by 11,128
- 2.4 13 km (8 mi) N of Wood-Ridge, NJ · felt by 979
- 1.7 18 km (11 mi) SE of Wood-Ridge, NJ · felt by 381
- 2.2 22 km (14 mi) NE of Wood-Ridge, NJ · felt by 466
- 1.8 7 km (4 mi) W of Wood-Ridge, NJ · felt by 11
From the QuakeIndex database, which reads the USGS feed every 30 seconds and holds the USGS catalogue for the US from 2016 (M1.5+). Times are Wood-Ridge time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Wood-Ridge are listed even when they are further out.
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On the map
The white circle is Wood-Ridge; dots are the 6 most recent earthquakes within 30 km. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Estimated shaking in Wood-Ridge
The strongest shaking in Wood-Ridge from a quake since 2016 is estimated at intensity III (weak), from the M 3.0 on 2 August 2025, 3 km away. Intensity II and III are felt by some people at rest indoors; IV by most people indoors; V and above wakes sleepers and moves objects.
| Magnitude | When | Distance | Shaking in Wood-Ridge (est.) |
|---|---|---|---|
| M 3.0 | 3 km | III · Weak · felt by 11,128 | |
| M 2.8 | 19 km | III · Weak · felt by 3,546 | |
| M 2.4 | 13 km | III · Weak · felt by 979 | |
| M 2.2 | 22 km | II · Weak · felt by 466 | |
| M 1.8 | 7 km | II · Weak · felt by 11 |
An estimate for the town centre from magnitude, depth and distance, with the intensity equation USGS Did You Feel It? uses (Atkinson & Wald, 2007), on the Modified Mercalli scale. All 5 reach intensity II or more in town, where people at rest start to notice. Ground conditions change it street by street. It describes the past, not a hazard.
Before 2016
The USGS record since 1900 lists no earthquake of M5 or more within 50 km of Wood-Ridge.
USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2015. This is the record, not a forecast.
Be ready
Earthquakes cannot be predicted, here or anywhere, so the useful step is the one taken beforehand. The advice below is from the agencies responsible for it.
- Ready.gov: earthquakes (FEMA) — what to do before, during and after, including Drop, Cover, and Hold On
- Build a kit (FEMA) — water, food and supplies for several days; our summary
- USGS: preparedness — the hazard behind the advice, from the agency that records every quake on this page
- The Great ShakeOut — the yearly earthquake drill, with material for homes, schools and workplaces
QuakeIndex does not issue warnings or forecasts. For earthquake early warning see ShakeAlert and the MyShake app.