M2.4 earthquake 5 km WSW of Bedminster, New Jersey
A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 5 km WSW of Bedminster, New Jersey at Jan 30, 3:42 PM ET, 8 km deep, micro – recorded by instruments, rarely felt. 224 people reported feeling it.
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| Magnitude | 2.4 mb_lg |
| Time | 30 Jan 2026, 20:42 UTC |
| Location | 40.666°, -74.711° – 5 km WSW of Bedminster, New Jersey |
| Depth | 7.5 km |
| Felt reports | 224 |
| USGS event | us6000s5lx |
Other earthquakes nearby this year
| Mag. | Where | When (ET) | Depth | Felt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.2 | 1 km E of Elmsford, New York | Mar 10, 10:17 AM 220 d ago | 10 km | 1,474 reports |
| 1.8 | 5 km W of Gladstone, New Jersey | May 19, 1:30 PM 150 d ago | 5 km | 105 reports |
| 1.8 | 5 km WSW of Gladstone, New Jersey | Nov 21, 11:22 PM 329 d ago | 7 km | 158 reports |
| 1.6 | 3 km WSW of Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania | Jun 7, 12:32 AM 132 d ago | 3 km | – |
| 1.6 | 4 km ESE of Califon, New Jersey | Oct 20, 2:46 PM 361 d ago | 6 km | 19 reports |
| 1.5 | 2 km SW of Purchase, New York | Jun 1, 7:27 AM 137 d ago | 7 km | – |
| 1.5 | 1 km NNE of Califon, New Jersey | Feb 13, 3:40 PM 245 d ago | 5 km | 5 reports |
| 1.5 | 3 km NNW of Chappaqua, New York | Dec 1, 7:39 PM 319 d ago | 5 km | 26 reports |
| 1.4 | 4 km W of Morristown, New Jersey | Mar 12, 7:44 AM 218 d ago | 10 km | – |
| 1.3 | 5 km NE of Whitehouse Station, New Jersey | Mar 8, 9:04 PM 222 d ago | 8 km | – |
| 1.2 | 3 km NE of Califon, New Jersey | May 31, 7:56 AM 138 d ago | 9 km | – |
| 1.1 | 3 km ESE of Long Valley, New Jersey | Aug 22, 3:50 PM 55 d ago | 11 km | – |
About this earthquake
How strong was the 5 km WSW of Bedminster, New Jersey earthquake?
Magnitude 2.4 (mb_lg), micro – recorded by instruments, rarely felt. Depth 8 km.
Was it felt?
224 people reported feeling it to the USGS "Did You Feel It?" survey; the highest reported intensity was 4.1.
Were there aftershocks?
1 earthquakes within 100 km in the following two weeks are in our records, the strongest M1.5.
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Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) earthquake catalog, real-time feeds and FDSN event service; magnitudes and locations are revised by seismologists for hours after an event. Times are Eastern (ET) unless marked UTC. Not an alert service: for warnings follow local authorities and tsunami centers.