Is New Jersey at Risk of Having a Disastrous Earthquake

I mean this is crazy, I guess anything "could" happen. Experts warn of potential seismic activity in New Jersey as underground stability comes into question.

We've had hurricanes, lots of traffic issues (especially in the summer) on our highways and blizzards. But, earthquakes? No not New Jersey? Could this be changing.

According to njdigest.com, scientists are wondering about the underground in the Garden State. Is it as stable as it thought?

I remember several tremors we've been having in our area and other areas of New Jersey. It's crazy to think that New Jersey could be a state where we get earthquakes. Is this even possible?

Recently, there have been more minor tremors that before. From njdigest.com: "A growing body of evidence suggests that New Jersey might be sitting atop an active fault line, one that could be capable of something far worse than a few fleeting shakes."

From what I'm continuing to read in other publications, a guess a tremor can no longer be ignored and nothing to panic over. I guess the most recent, there were several in 2023 and 2024. More and more the ground shakes underneath us in New Jersey.

Many times I miss the shaking or the rumbling thinking it's something else, possibly a plane or something.

Is it possible of a bigger earthquake here in New Jersey?

Yes, would be the answer. Surprising!

From NJDEP: "Although the United States east of the Rocky Mountains has fewer and generally smaller earthquakes than the west, at least two factors increase the earthquake risk in New Jersey and the east. Owing (due to) differences in geology, eastern earthquakes affect areas ten time larger than western ones of the same magnitude. Also, the eastern United States is more densely populated, and New Jersey is the most densely populated state in the nation."

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