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New Jersey earthquakes in 1957

1 earthquake of magnitude 2.5 or more was located in New Jersey in 1957. The largest: M3.8 3 km SW of Whitehouse Station, New Jersey, Mar 23, 1957.

From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.

19561958

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Where every quake of 1957 was located in New Jersey. Select one for its page.

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Every quake of 1957

Magnitude 2.5 and up, newest first.

Month by month

Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.

MonthQuakesLargestWhere
January 19570
February 19570
March 195713.83 km SW of Whitehouse Station, New Jersey
April 19570
May 19570
June 19570
July 19570
August 19570
September 19570
October 19570
November 19570
December 19570

What this means

The catalog is only as complete as the instruments of the time. Worldwide coverage of magnitude 5 and up dates from the 1960s, and of 4.5 from the 1990s; earlier years hold the large quakes and the ones near a station, so a low count in an early year means fewer instruments, not a quiet earth.

By year

Every year the USGS catalog covers.

Nearby

New Jersey nowWorldwide in 1957

Sources

Earthquakes, magnitudes, depths, shaking estimates and felt reports from the U.S. Geological Survey Earthquake Hazards Program, read from its live feeds and its catalog back to 1900. Tsunami messages from NOAA’s tsunami warning centers.