Jul 28 2008
Earthquake in Jersey… who knew?
At 11:20 AM on Monday, New Jersey was hit with an earthquake. It registered a 2.1 on the Richter scale. What does that all mean? I am not sure. Usually the effects of an earthquake are not really heard and felt until it reaches about 4.0. It happened just north of Milford, Hunterdon County, close to the Delaware River.
This Mid-Atlantic region only has minor earthquakes that can be felt about once every three years. I often think that this is a good area of the U.S. to be in when it comes to natural disasters, especially Pennsylvania. Rarely does a major earthquake, hurricane, flood, tornado, drought, or wildfire affect us as it does in many other parts of the country. That is why here such a small earthquake is notable, whereas in other areas such events are quite common.
