GLADSTONE, N.J. (WABC) -- The U.S. Geological Survey reported a magnitude 2.6 aftershock in Gladstone, New Jersey, Wednesday morning.
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According to the U.S.G.S., the aftershock was reported to have occurred around 7:01 a.m.
The last aftershock before this one also occurred in Gladstone last Saturday and had a magnitude of 2.8.
Similarly, a magnitude 2.6 earthquake was reported to have occurred in Gladstone on the morning of April 10th.
"As soon as you feel like there's going to be an aftershock, that adrenaline rushes through your body," said Gladstone resident Barbara Howard.
Wednesday's aftershocks came just weeks after a magnitude 4.8 earthquake shocked millions in the New York City area in early April.
The epicenter was near Whitehouse Station, New Jersey, about 72 miles west of New York City.
The last aftershock before this one also occurred in Gladstone last Saturday and had a magnitude of 2.8.
Similarly, a magnitude 2.6 earthquake was reported to have occurred in Gladstone on the morning of April 10th.
"As soon as you feel like there's going to be an aftershock, that adrenaline rushes through your body," said Gladstone resident Barbara Howard.
Wednesday's aftershocks came just weeks after a magnitude 4.8 earthquake shocked millions in the New York City area in early April.
The epicenter was near Whitehouse Station, New Jersey, about 72 miles west of New York City.
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Several more quakes have been felt in the area since then, and experts believe smaller aftershocks could occur days or weeks after the main shock.
James Bourke is a research associate in the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences at Rutgers University. The bandages on his hands and arms reflect the dozens of earthquake detection devices he has installed.
"Maybe not to the depth of the fault, but certainly at a location like this, very close to the top of the fault and the objects shaking beneath your feet, and there is potential for three-dimensional images to be taken," Burke said. .
Mr Burke planted dozens of them in the ground at Fairview Farm in Gladstone. Part of Raritan Source Association. That's because there are high levels of arsenic throughout the Piedmont region, which could be disrupted by an earthquake, said Mara Tippett, general manager of Raritan Headwaters.
The magnitude 4.8 earthquake was the largest in the tri-state area since 1973.
James Bourke is a research associate in the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences at Rutgers University. The bandages on his hands and arms reflect the dozens of earthquake detection devices he has installed.
"Maybe not to the depth of the fault, but certainly at a location like this, very close to the top of the fault and the objects shaking beneath your feet, and there is potential for three-dimensional images to be taken," Burke said. .
Mr Burke planted dozens of them in the ground at Fairview Farm in Gladstone. Part of Raritan Source Association. That's because there are high levels of arsenic throughout the Piedmont region, which could be disrupted by an earthquake, said Mara Tippett, general manager of Raritan Headwaters.
The magnitude 4.8 earthquake was the largest in the tri-state area since 1973.
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