New Fault Line Discovered in New Jersey

New fault line discovered in New Jersey

The Mountainville Fault has been discovered and linked to the 2024 earthquake in New Jersey. That quake, with an epicenter in Tewksbury, New Jersey was originally thought to be from the Ramapo Fault line.

N.J.’s 2024 earthquake rattled 6 states. Researchers just found the real cause.

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake centered in New Jersey has been linked to the recently discovered Mountainville Fault in the Garden State’s Hunterdon County. Research published Aug. 11 in the Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth describes the Mountainville Fault and its connection to the 2024 earthquake, previously attributed to the Ramapo Fault, which is several miles away.

Experts had a theory on what triggered the 2024 New Jersey earthquake. They were wrong

The epicenter of the magnitude-4.8 quake in April 2024 was in Hunterdon County. It was thought to be caused by the Ramapo Fault, but it's not the case.