Link to USGS home page.
Earthquake Hazards Program

Magnitude 2.8 NEW JERSEY

Wednesday, July 01, 2009 at 13:44:43 UTC

Preliminary Earthquake Report

Magnitude 2.8
Date-Time
  • Wednesday, July 01, 2009 at 13:44:43 (UTC) - Coordinated Universal Time
  • Wednesday, July 01, 2009 at 09:44:43 AM local time at epicenter

  • Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
    Location 39.64N 75.48W
    Depth 5.0 kilometers
    Region NEW JERSEY
    Distances 15 km (10 miles) SSE of Wilmington, Delaware
    25 km (15 miles) SSW of Chester, Pennsylvania
    45 km (25 miles) SW of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
    55 km (35 miles) N of DOVER, Delaware
    Location Uncertainty Error estimate not available, held by USGS NEIC to another agency's solution
    Parameters not available
    Source Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Palisades, New York, USA
    Event ID usinbf

    Earthquake Location

    Earthquake Location, USGS Topographic Map
    USGS Topographic Map, Resolution: 16.0 meters/pixel


    1 km

    Earthquake Location, USGS Aerial Photo
    USGS Aerial Photo, Resolution: 16.0 meters/pixel


    1 km

     


    FirstGov button  Take Pride in America button