Reported quake or seismic-like event: 6.1 mi south of Bridgeton, Cumberland County, New Jersey, USA, Sunday, Nov 21, 2021 at 11:57 am (GMT -5) -

21 Nov 17:02 UTC: First to report: VolcanoDiscovery after 5 minutes.

Earthquake details

Date & time	Nov 21, 2021 16:57:06 UTC -
Local time at epicenter	Sunday, Nov 21, 2021 at 11:57 am (GMT -5)
Status	unconfirmed
Magnitude	unknown (3.8?)
Depth	10.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude	39.34378°N / 75.26898°W (Cumberland, New Jersey, United States)
Antipode	39.344°S / 104.731°E
Shaking intensity	Weak shaking
Felt	480 reports
Primary data source	VolcanoDiscovery (User-reported shaking)
Nearest volcano	###NEARESTVOLCANO2###
Nearby towns and cities	6 km (4 mi) SW of Fairfield (pop: 1,260) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 10 km (6 mi) SSW of Bridgeton (pop: 25,000) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 21 km (13 mi) WSW of Millville (pop: 28,200) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 24 km (15 mi) WSW of South Vineland (pop: 58,100) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 40 km (25 mi) ESE of Middletown (Delaware) (pop: 20,400) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 45 km (28 mi) SSW of Williamstown (pop: 15,600) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 48 km (30 mi) SSW of Sewell (pop: 37,400) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 49 km (30 mi) SSW of Waretown (pop: 42,900) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 51 km (31 mi) SSE of Wilmington (Delaware) (pop: 71,900) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 160 km (100 mi) ENE of Washington (District of Columbia) (pop: 601,700) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby
Weather at epicenter at time of quake	Overcast Clouds 12.9°C (55 F), humidity: 77%, wind: 4 m/s (8 kts) from SSW
Estimated seismic energy released	3.2 x 10¹⁰ joules (8.78 megawatt hours, equivalent to 7.56 tons of TNT) \| about seismic energy

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Seismic station: Greenville, DE, USA (GEDE/LD network) | Distance from quake: 61 km / 38 mi | Show on map | Station Info

Seismic station Greenville, DE, USA: vertical movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

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