Small Earthquake Shakes New Jersey
Epicenter: Denville-'the hub of Morris County'

By VIRGINIA McCABE
Published Feb. 3, 2009

Click on photo to the left to see the exact location and neighborhood at the epicenter of the earthquake.

A small earthquake rattled residents of northern New Jersey Monday night. Experts stated the 2.9 shaker is a rare geological event in the region  Story below 

USGS community internet intensity map.

The epicenter is off Franklin Road in Denville at 40.870°N, 74.522°W putting it in the backyard triangle of the Union Hill Presbyterian Church, the Union Hill Nursery School and the Denville Mobile Station on Route 10, according to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) map.

The Lamont-Doherty Cooperative Seismographic Network detected the earthquake and reported to the USGS.

Numerous 9-1-1 phone calls were received throughout northern New Jersey reporting an "explosion."

The earthquake was shallow causing more people to feel it. No injuries or deaths have been reported.

The location is called the 'hub of Morris County' because it is the center of many transportation routes. The area is also known to be the stomping grounds of the Lenape Native Americans. Denville is traversed by the Minisink Trail of the Lenape.