The U.S. Geological Survey confirmed a small earthquake struck New Jersey on Monday.\u00a0<\/p>\n
A 1.6 magnitude quake was recorded at around 2:46 p.m. northeast of Califon in Hunterdon County, the USGS said<\/a>.<\/p>\n It was felt by at least eight people, according to the federal agency.\u00a0<\/p>\n This latest earthquake follows a pair of more powerful ones that shook the Garden State<\/a> in August. A 2.7 magnitude quake rattled Hillsdale on Aug. 5, days after a 3.0 magnitude quake<\/a> struck Bergen County’s Hasbrouck Heights.<\/p>\n All three recent earthquakes are considered weak on the 1-9 Richter Scale, where 9 is the strongest.\u00a0<\/p>\n While New Jersey is not a hotbed for seismic activity, like California or Japan, an active fault line runs through the north central part of the state. The Ramapo Fault produces several,\u00a0usually small<\/a>, earthquakes every year. Many go unnoticed outside their epicenters.\u00a0<\/p>\n On April 4, 2024, some 42 million people up and down the East Coast felt a 4.8 magnitude earthquake<\/a> centered in Tewksbury, New Jersey. The second-strongest earthquake in state history set off hundreds of aftershocks for weeks, including a 3.7 quake hours later.\u00a0<\/p>\n The strongest earthquake ever recorded in New Jersey occurred on Nov. 29, 1783 and registered at 5.3. \u00a0<\/p>\n