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NJ, Pennsylvania, Delaware Earthquake: 3 States Hit by 2.8 Quake

by Tina Kells | July 1, 2009 at 09:40 am

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New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Delaware felt the rumblings of a minor earthquake July 1, 2009 at 9:46 am local time. The epicenter of the 2.8 magnitude quake was near Mannington Township by the Delaware River on the New Jersey side. Dubbed the Delaware earthquake the rumblings went unnoticed by most residents in the three states.

The west coast was also hit by a July 1, 2009 earthquake. A 3.7 magnitude earthquake struck the Seattle area in Washington state at 5:09 am local time.

The epicenter was near Mannington Township, near the Delaware River.

Salem County deputy administrator Robin Weinstein says he felt shaking in his emergency management office soon after the quake began at 9:46 a.m. No injuries or damage were reported.

A spokesman for PSE&G Nuclear, which operates three nuclear power plants in Salem County, says the quake was too minor to register on the plant's monitoring devices.