An earthquake with a magnitude of 3.0 hit Bergen County on the evening of Aug. 2, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
The epicenter, according to the government agency, was Hasbrouck Heights and occurred at 10:18 p.m. The quake was felt all over North Jersey.
“Possible Earthquake Tremors Experienced – August 2, 2025. There are multiple reports of a potential earthquake tremor. Please DO NOT flood our communications desk at police headquarters with inquiries,” the Hasbrouck Heights Police Department posted on Facebook.
“My house just shook,” one person posted in a North Haledon group
“Anyone feel that earthquake,” another user posted in Route 23 life.
“Wow it woke me up,” a person posted in the Oradell residents group.
Earthquakes that fall in the range of 1.4 and 3.9 magnitude are light in USGS’s perceived shaking scale with the risk of potential damage being “none.”
Saturday night’s earthquake still pales in comparison to a 4.8 magnitude earthquake in April 2024 that quite literally shook everybody up from New Jersey to New York, Washington D.C., Boston and the surrounding areas.
Check back for more on this developing story.