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M 2.0ml
Earthquake near New Egypt, NJ
No earthquake was likely felt in New Egypt in the 24 hours to 11:31 pm EST (04:31 UTC). The last one was M 2.0, in New Egypt, at 8:22 pm EDT on 6 July 2024, estimated intensity II (weak) in town; 4 felt reports to USGS. Every earthquake near New Egypt
This page: a magnitude 2.0 earthquake was recorded in New Egypt, NJ, at 8:22 pm EDT on 6 July 2024 (00:22 UTC), 5.0 km deep. 4 people have reported feeling it to USGS.
USGS: 1 km E of New Egypt, New Jersey
82 km (51 mi) SW of New York, NY · 28 km (17 mi) SE of Trenton, NJ
- When
- 8:22 pm EDT on 6 July 2024 ()
- Where
- in New Egypt, NJ · earthquakes near New Egypt
- New Jersey today
- every earthquake in New Jersey in the last 24 hours
- Magnitude
- M 2.0 (ml)
- Depth
- 5.0 km below the surface
- Felt
- 4 reports · strongest reported intensity III
- Nearest
- Burlington County, 25 km SSW
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
USGS · last changed by USGS · we first saw it 790 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 24 km (15 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: McGuire AFB, Fort Dix, Browns Mills, Allentown, Country Lake Estates, Cedar Glen Lakes.
How big was it?
This earthquake released about 30 lb of TNT. Magnitude is logarithmic: each whole step up releases about 32 times more energy, so a magnitude 3.0 would have released about 32 times as much.
- Mineral, Virginia 2011 M 5.8 500,000× the energy of this one
- Magna, Utah 2020 M 5.7 350,000× the energy of this one
- Around the size people start to feel M 3.0 32× the energy of this one
- This earthquake M 2.0 about 30 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 40.0652, -74.5139. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Nearby places
| Place | Distance | Direction from the epicentre | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burlington County, NJ | 25 km (15 mi) | SSW | earthquakes near Burlington County |
| Mercer County, NJ | 29 km (18 mi) | NNW | earthquakes near Mercer County |
| Ocean County, NJ | 31 km (19 mi) | SE | earthquakes near Ocean County |
| Monmouth County, NJ | 39 km (24 mi) | NE | earthquakes near Monmouth County |
| Middlesex County, NJ | 43 km (26 mi) | NNE | earthquakes near Middlesex County |
| Camden County, NJ | 48 km (30 mi) | SW | earthquakes near Camden 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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