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Earthquake near Tuckerton, NJ
No earthquake was likely felt in Tuckerton in the 24 hours to 3:25 am EST (08:25 UTC). The last one was M 3.7, 126 km (78 mi) NNW, at 5:59 pm EDT on 5 April 2024, estimated intensity II (weak) in town; 12,579 felt reports to USGS. Every earthquake near Tuckerton
This page: a magnitude 2.4 earthquake was recorded in Tuckerton, NJ, at 7:52 am EDT on 9 June 2021 (11:52 UTC), 5.0 km deep. 200 people have reported feeling it to USGS.
USGS: 0 km SE of Tuckerton, New Jersey
59 km (36 mi) ENE of Vineland, NJ · 123 km (77 mi) SSW of New York, NY
- When
- 7:52 am EDT on 9 June 2021 ()
- Where
- in Tuckerton, NJ · earthquakes near Tuckerton
- New Jersey today
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- Magnitude
- M 2.4 (mb_lg)
- Depth
- 5.0 km below the surface
- Felt
- 200 reports · strongest reported intensity IV
- Nearest
- Atlantic County, 29 km WSW
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
USGS · last changed by USGS · we first saw it 950 days ago
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This was a minor earthquake. Quakes this small are rarely felt and do not cause damage.
At this magnitude and depth, people at rest would likely notice it out to about 41 km (25 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: Mystic Island, Beach Haven, North Beach Haven, Beach Haven West, Manahawkin, Ship Bottom.
How big was it?
This earthquake released about 120 lb of TNT. Magnitude is logarithmic: each whole step up releases about 32 times more energy, so a magnitude 3.4 would have released about 32 times as much.
- Mineral, Virginia 2011 M 5.8 130,000× the energy of this one
- Magna, Utah 2020 M 5.7 89,000× the energy of this one
- Around the size people start to feel M 3.0 7.9× the energy of this one
- This earthquake M 2.4 about 120 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 39.5974, -74.3345. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Nearby places
| Place | Distance | Direction from the epicentre | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atlantic County, NJ | 29 km (18 mi) | WSW | earthquakes near Atlantic County |
| Ocean County, NJ | 31 km (19 mi) | NNE | earthquakes near Ocean County |
| Burlington County, NJ | 42 km (26 mi) | NW | earthquakes near Burlington County |
| Camden County, NJ | 58 km (36 mi) | WNW | earthquakes near Camden County |
| Gloucester County, NJ | 71 km (44 mi) | WNW | earthquakes near Gloucester County |
| Cape May County, NJ | 72 km (45 mi) | SW | earthquakes near Cape May County |
Places and coordinates from the US Census Bureau Gazetteer (2024). Distances are from the epicentre.
Aftershocks so far
No further earthquakes have been recorded within 50 km since this one.
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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- Did you feel it? Report it to USGS — reports go to USGS, not to us
- ShakeMap for this event, when USGS has produced one
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