Numerous New Jersey residents took to social media early Friday afternoon, reporting loud booms, rattling and shaking from an earthquake.

PARAMUS, N.J. --An earthquake shook part of Paramus, New Jersey on Friday. Initial reports from the U.S. Geological Survey indicate a 2.4 magnitude quake in Bergen County hit shortly before 1:30 p ...

The 1.8-magnitude quake originated about 7 kilometers from Gladstone at a depth of roughly 8 kilometers, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. It struck at 8:23 a.m. Cartographer Mitch Adelson said ...

shaking part of Paramus. Earthquakes are considered relatively rare in the New York-New Jersey area. However, a number of small fault lines run under Manhattan, and there's a major fault line in ...

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