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Magnitude 2.1 NEW JERSEY

Monday, July 28, 2008 at 15:20:09 UTC

Preliminary Earthquake Report

Magnitude 2.1
Date-Time
  • Monday, July 28, 2008 at 15:20:09 (UTC) - Coordinated Universal Time
  • Monday, July 28, 2008 at 11:20:09 AM local time at epicenter

  • Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
    Location 40.58N 75.08W
    Depth 1 kilometers
    Region NEW JERSEY
    Distances 15 km (10 miles) SE of Phillipsburg, New Jersey
    15 km (10 miles) SE of Easton, Pennsylvania
    50 km (30 miles) NW of TRENTON, New Jersey
    70 km (45 miles) N of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
    Location Uncertainty Error estimate not available, held by USGS NEIC to another agency's solution
    Parameters not available
    Source Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Palisades, New York, USA
    Remarks Felt (IV) at Milford and felt at Bloomsbury, Frenchtown, Lambertville, and Milford. Felt (III) at Upper Black Eddy, Pennsylvania. Also felt at New York, New York.
    Event ID usvabs

    Earthquake Location

    Earthquake Location, USGS Topographic Map
    USGS Topographic Map, Resolution: 16.0 meters/pixel


    1 km

    Earthquake Location, USGS Aerial Photo
    USGS Aerial Photo, Resolution: 16.0 meters/pixel


    1 km

     


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