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Earthquake near Hillsdale, NJ
No earthquake was likely felt in Hillsdale in the 24 hours to 4:19 pm EST (21:19 UTC). The last one was M 2.2, 20 km (13 mi) ENE, at 10:17 am EDT on 10 March 2026, estimated intensity II (weak) in town; 1,474 felt reports to USGS. Every earthquake near Hillsdale
This page: a magnitude 2.8 earthquake was recorded in Hillsdale, NJ, at 12:11 pm EDT on 5 August 2025 (16:11 UTC), 12 km deep. 3,546 people have reported feeling it to USGS.
USGS: 1 km N of Hillsdale, New Jersey
40 km (25 mi) NNW of New York, NY · 15 km (9 mi) NE of Paterson, NJ
- When
- 12:11 pm EDT on 5 August 2025 ()
- Where
- in Hillsdale, NJ · earthquakes near Hillsdale
- New Jersey today
- every earthquake in New Jersey in the last 24 hours
- Magnitude
- M 2.8 (mb_lg)
- Depth
- 12 km below the surface
- Felt
- 3,546 reports · strongest reported intensity IV
- Nearest
- Bergen County, 7 km SSW
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
USGS · last changed by USGS · we first saw it 364 days ago
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This was a small earthquake. Shaking like this is often felt indoors nearby and very rarely causes damage.
At this magnitude and depth, people at rest would likely notice it out to about 61 km (38 mi) from the epicentre. Estimated from magnitude, depth and distance with the intensity equation USGS Did You Feel It? uses; felt reports, where there are any, are the measurement.
Earthquakes near other towns within 30 km: Woodcliff Lake, Park Ridge, Westwood, River Vale, Montvale, Old Tappan.
How big was it?
This earthquake released about 480 lb of TNT. Magnitude is logarithmic: each whole step up releases about 32 times more energy, so a magnitude 3.8 would have released about 32 times as much.
- Mineral, Virginia 2011 M 5.8 32,000× the energy of this one
- Magna, Utah 2020 M 5.7 22,000× the energy of this one
- Around the size people start to feel M 3.0 2× the energy of this one
- This earthquake M 2.8 about 480 lb of TNT
Energy from the Gutenberg–Richter relation (log10E = 1.5M + 4.8), rounded to two figures; bar length is magnitude, which is already a logarithm of energy. Magnitudes of past earthquakes from the USGS catalogue.
For this area
No earthquake of M4 or more has been recorded within 50 km since our catalogue begins in 2016.
Before 2016, the USGS record since 1900 lists no earthquake of M5 or more within 50 km.
Since 2016: the QuakeIndex catalogue (US, M1.5+), built from the USGS FDSN event service. Before 2016: USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900. Distances are between epicentres. This is the record, not a forecast.
Where
Epicentre 41.0145, -74.0383. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Nearby places
| Place | Distance | Direction from the epicentre | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bergen County, NJ | 7 km (4 mi) | SSW | earthquakes near Bergen County |
| Rockland County, NY | 16 km (10 mi) | N | earthquakes near Rockland County |
| Passaic County, NJ | 22 km (14 mi) | W | earthquakes near Passaic County |
| Bronx County, NY | 24 km (15 mi) | SE | earthquakes near Bronx County |
| New York County, NY | 27 km (17 mi) | SSE | earthquakes near New York County |
| Westchester County, NY | 29 km (18 mi) | ENE | earthquakes near Westchester County |
Places and coordinates from the US Census Bureau Gazetteer (2024). Distances are from the epicentre.
Aftershocks so far
4 earthquakes have been recorded within 50 km since this one.
- 1.6 4 km SE of Randolph, New Jersey
- 1.5 2 km SW of Purchase, New York
- 2.2 1 km E of Elmsford, New York
- 1.5 3 km NNW of Chappaqua, New York
Counted from the QuakeIndex database, which ingests the USGS feed every 30 seconds · as of . QuakeIndex does not forecast aftershocks. When USGS issues an operational aftershock forecast it appears on the USGS event page.
On USGS
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