November 29, 1783; 240 years ago (November 29, 1783)
Magnitude
5.3 Mfa[1]
Epicenter
41°00′N74°30′W / 41.0°N 74.5°W / 41.0; -74.5
Areas affected
New Jersey
Max. intensity
MMI VII (Very strong)
On November 29, 1783, at 3:50 a.m. (UTC−5), a Mfa 5.3 earthquake occurred in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[2][3] It was the state's first recorded seismic event.[4] It is estimated that the quake was the largest and strongest that the state has ever recorded.[4] The earthquake caused intensity VII damage on the Mercalli intensity scale.[5]
^Stover & Coffman 1993, p. 306.
^Stover, C. W.; Coffman, J. L. (1993), Seismicity of the United States, 1568–1989 (Revised)(PDF), U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1527, p. 306.
^"Section 5.5 Earthquake" (PDF). New Jersey (.gov). Retrieved January 10, 2024. p. 11.
^ abKuperinsky, Amy (September 9, 2020). "What was the biggest earthquake to shake N.J.? Freehold event was small by comparison". nj.com. Retrieved January 12, 2024.
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