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Small earthquake rattles northern New Jersey-USGS

Tue Feb 3, 2009 1:07am EST

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WASHINGTON, Feb 3 (Reuters) - A small earthquake rattled northern New Jersey
on Monday night but no injuries or damages were reported, authorities said.

The magnitude-3 quake struck at 10:34 p.m. (0334 gmt) two miles southeast of
Victory Gardens, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

There were no reports of injuries or damages in the Morris County area 35
miles (55 km) from New York City, according to Dover, New Jersey, police officer
Walter Michalski.

But authorities and news outlets received numerous calls from people who felt
the temblor and thought it was an explosion.

Bruce Presgrave, a geophysicist with the USGS National Earthquake Center in
Colorado, said such a small quake was not unusual and would generally not cause
damage or injury.

"This size quake is in some cases not even felt at all, but this time of
night ... it's much more likely for people to feel it," he said in a telephone
interview.

(Reporting by Doina Chiacu)

© Thomson Reuters 2009 All rights
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