Micro-quake in New Jersey
 

From the U.S. Geological Survey, National Earthquake Information Center
World Data Center for Seismology, Denver

Preliminary Earthquake Report

Now, I could have sworn that I felt some kind of aftershock from this. I remember earlier this morning, while on the computer, I suddenly heard a loud, deep booming thud-like noise that sounded like it was coming from the basement of my apartment building. Then, the whole building started vibrating. I had no earthly idea what all the noise was, but after hearing what happened 10 miles away today...I have to wonder. I swear, it sounded and felt like someone was throwing a car around in the apartment below me...heh! :D

Aftershock from a 2.2? Not too likely.

Aside to God: Good try, but a little harder. Remember, the idea is to break off the whole state and slide it into the sea, not just mix a few drinks for the morning crowd.

Earthquakes in the last few days from the USGS:
Date/Time Latitude Longitude Depth(km) Size Location
2004/03/23 21:20:39 18.68N 144.68E 27.1 5.1 PAGAN REG., N. MARIANA ISLANDS
2004/03/23 18:06:32 21.24S 68.23W 124.0 4.9 CHILE-BOLIVIA BORDER REGION
2004/03/23 08:23:47 13.93N 145.24E 31.3 5.0 GUAM REGION
2004/03/23 06:19:59 56.45S 27.34W 67.0 4.9 SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS REGION
2004/03/23 04:29:44 5.81S 104.48E 35.7 5.1 SOUTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA
2004/03/23 01:51:29 33.97N 118.43W 9.9 2.9 GREATER LOS ANGELES AREA, CA.

2004/03/22 19:33:52 54.12N 164.18W 13.0 4.8 UNIMAK ISLAND REGION, ALASKA
2004/03/22 15:21:37 39.83N 75.08W 5.0 2.2 CAMDEN, NEW JERSEY AREA
2004/03/22 12:09:56 36.85N 104.85W 5.0 4.4 NEW MEXICO
2004/03/22 10:22:59 19.26S 175.67W 201.1 4.8 TONGA
2004/03/22 09:41:22 13.71N 91.28W 73.7 4.8 NEAR THE COAST OF GUATEMALA
2004/03/22 07:57:55 7.24S 129.00E 79.5 4.9 KEPULAUAN BABAR, INDONESIA
2004/03/22 04:22:58 23.02S 64.37W 20.2 5.8 JUJUY PROVINCE, ARGENTINA

2004/03/21 09:18:36 51.71N 156.18E 198.3 4.7 KAMCHATKA PENINSULA, RUSSIA
2004/03/21 07:43:51 38.62S 175.41E 228.0 NORTH ISLAND OF NEW ZEALAND

2004/03/20 10:40:35 33.23N 87.01W 5.0 2.8 ALABAMA
2004/03/20 08:53:17 53.90N 160.32E 75.3 5.6 NEAR EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA
2004/03/20 00:10:42 23.90S 175.90W 10.0 5.1 TONGA REGION
2004/03/20 00:00:21 23.84S 175.98W 10.0 4.9 TONGA REGION

Even Alabama has more to talk (worry) about.

Then I guess those downstairs neighbors are throwing around an elephant in their apartment, because the noise that I heard/felt was shaking the whole building.

We were lying on a NJ beach when the ground shook. Earthquake? No we learned later. The Concorde would remain supersonic until 50 miles out. When air and humidity was just right, a sonic boom would still reach shore. It was not an earthquake. As a result, the Concorde had to go subsonic 200 miles out. Felt like the ground was shaking. But sound alone is not sufficient evidence.

Another time, the ground sounded like it was shaking. An earthquake? Some thought so. Later we learned that a barge carrying aviation fuel had exploded some 17 miles out to sea. The rumbling continued for a few seconds. In hindsight, we thought that light flash a minute earlier was lightning. Amazing that the Inky had the complete story inside that little white box outside our house only 10 hours later.