What’s shaking, North Jersey?

If you were in or near Bergen County late on Aug. 2, chances are you felt the rumble — and maybe even heard a “boom” — from our region’s most recent earthquake. The U.S. Geological Survey said it was the second tremor to hit the state in the past two weeks.

Here is what we know so far about the earthquake that surged through the New York metro area this weekend.

Hasbrouck Heights earthquake stats

The U.S. Geological Survey confirmed that a 3.0 magnitude earthquake was centered in Hasbrouck Heights at 10:18 p.m. on Aug. 2, and was felt throughout much of the region. The government agency registered the quake at a depth of 10 kilometers, or about 6.2 miles.

Earthquakes in the magnitude range of 1.4 to 3.9 are considered light in the agency’s perceived shaking scale, and there is generally no risk of damage from such quakes.

“While this earthquake is relatively small globally, earthquakes of this magnitude are widely felt in the eastern United States because of efficient seismic wave propagation in the region,” said Steven Sobieszćzyk, a public affairs specialist for the USGS.

Was this earthquake near a fault line?

The recent earthquake was caused by faulting at shallow depths in the Earth’s crust, Sobieszćzyk said. Although it did not take place near a plate boundary, “intraplate” earthquakes such as this one can occur. Fault lines have also been previously identified where this earthquake occurred, he said, and can be reactivated at any time.

Is there a connection to the

April 5, 2024, earthquake?

Overall, there have been 43 other earthquakes of a 3.0 magnitude and larger that have occurred within 250 kilometers, or about 155 miles, of the Aug. 2 earthquake since 1950, he said.

The largest of these was the 4.8 magnitude earthquake, centered near Tewskbury, that was widely felt throughout the Northeast on April 5, 2024. Sobieszćzyk said that although the most recent quake was not an aftershock of that earthquake, given their distance from one another, aftershocks from the April 2024 earthquake continue to occur.

Did you feel it?

As of 2 p.m. on Aug. 3, the USGS had received more than 10,500 responses to its “Did You Feel It?” survey regarding the weekend’s earthquake. Respondents primarily reported that they felt weak to light shaking, or no shaking at all, when the earthquake happened.

You can share your own experience with the Aug. 2 earthquake by taking the agency’s survey online.