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Latest quakes in or near Morris, New Jersey, USA - list, stats and map

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Mag. 2.2 earthquake Hunterdon County, Somerset County, New Jersey - Mar 14, 2024 -
Strongest since 2023Mag. 3.8 United States, Richmond County, New York - Dec 1, 2023 -
Updated: Mar 29, 2024 13:28 GMT -
Find all latest earthquakes in or near Morris, New Jersey, USA, in our list below, updated every minute! Events are often reported within minutes. If you just felt a quake in or near Morris, find out which quakes are happening right now!
There were no significant confirmed earthquakes in or near Morris in the past 24 hours.
  • 0 quakes above magnitude 3
  • 1 quake between magnitude 2 and 3
Strongest: Mag. 3.8 Earthquake United States, 4.4 mi NE of Staten Island, Richmond County, New York -
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Latest quakes in or near Morris, New Jersey, USA - list, stats and map
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Mar 14, 03:00 pm (New York)
Mar 14, 19:00 GMT
2.2

9 km
6 km (3.7 mi) to the SW Hunterdon County, United States, 7.2 mi northwest of Bridgewater, Somerset County, New Jersey 25 reportsInfo
Tuesday, January 2, 2024 GMT (1 quake)
Jan 2, 06:45 am (New York)
Jan 2, 10:45 GMT
1.7

5 km
32 km (20 mi) to the E United States, 0.6 mi northeast of Astoria, Queens County, New York 6 reportsInfo
Friday, December 1, 2023 GMT (1 quake)
Dec 1, 2023 02:03 am (New York)
Dec 1, 2023 06:03 GMT
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28 km (17 mi) to the SE Near Brooklyn, New York, USA (unconfirmed) 8 reportsInfo
Monday, September 11, 2023 GMT (1 quake)
Sep 11, 2023 01:57 pm (GMT -4)
Sep 11, 2023 17:57 GMT
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39 km (24 mi) to the NE Rockland County, United States, 3.8 mi southwest of Peekskill, Westchester County, New York (unconfirmed) 5 reportsInfo
Monday, September 4, 2023 GMT (1 quake)
Sep 4, 2023 08:06 am (GMT -4)
Sep 4, 2023 12:06 GMT
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38 km (24 mi) to the NW Pike County, Pennsylvania, United States, 20 mi northwest of Sparta, Sussex County, New Jersey (unconfirmed) 5 reportsInfo
Thursday, August 31, 2023 GMT (1 quake)
Aug 31, 2023 12:14 am (GMT -4)
Aug 31, 2023 04:14 GMT
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15 km (9.3 mi) to the E Near Manhattan, New York, USA (unconfirmed) 5 reportsInfo
Friday, August 18, 2023 GMT (1 quake)
Aug 18, 2023 04:41 am (GMT -4)
Aug 18, 2023 08:41 GMT
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28 km (17 mi) to the SE Near Bronx, New York, USA (unconfirmed) 5 reportsInfo
Tuesday, August 8, 2023 GMT (1 quake)
Aug 7, 2023 09:43 pm (New York)
Aug 8, 2023 01:43 GMT
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n/a
24 km (15 mi) to the E Near Manchester, New Jersey, USA (unconfirmed) 6 reportsInfo
Monday, May 29, 2023 GMT (1 quake)
May 29, 2023 02:42 am (GMT -4)
May 29, 2023 06:42 GMT
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n/a
43 km (27 mi) to the S Near Toms River, New Jersey, USA (unconfirmed) 5 reportsInfo
Friday, May 19, 2023 GMT (1 quake)
May 19, 2023 01:53 am (New York)
May 19, 2023 05:53 GMT
2.2

10.3 km
33 km (21 mi) to the E United States, 3 mi north of Yonkers, Westchester County, New York 389 reportsInfo
Monday, May 8, 2023 GMT (2 quakes)
May 8, 2023 01:06 pm (New York)
May 8, 2023 17:06 GMT
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n/a
37 km (23 mi) to the S Near New York, New York, USA (unconfirmed) 8 reportsInfo
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Estimated combined seismic energy released: 2.5 x 1011 joules (68.8 megawatt hours, equivalent to 59.2 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy

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Average number of earthquakes

Based on data from the past 54 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 1.4 quakes on average per year in or near Morris, New Jersey, USA:
  • Mag. 6 or higher: 0.02 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 62.5 years)
  • Mag. 5 or higher: 0.02 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 62.5 years)
  • Mag. 4 or higher: 0.02 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 62.5 years)
  • Mag. 3 or higher: 0.17 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 6 years)
  • Mag. 2 or higher: 0.94 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 1.1 years)
  • Mag. 1 or higher: 2.9 quakes per year
Morris has very few earthquakes and most of them are very small (below magnitude 3). Larger quakes with magnitudes above 3 might occur from time to time. However, Morris has had at least 2 quakes above magnitude 6 since 1900, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 60 to 65 years.

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