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| | Earthquake Hazards Program: Earthquake History of New Jersey |
 | | The strong earthquakes off Cape Ann, Massachusetts, in 1755, the New Madrid, Missouri, area in 1811 - 1812, at Riviere-Ouelle, Canada, in 1860, Wilmington, Delaware, in 1871, New York City, New York, in 1884, and Charleston, South Carolina, in 1886, all affected New Jersey. |
 | | Northeastern New Jersey experienced minor effects from an earthquake on September 3, 1951 that was apparently centered in Rockland County, New York. |
 | | In New Jersey, the tremor was felt by many at Bordentown and Trenton, where houses shook (intensity V) and windows and dishes rattled. |
| neic.usgs.gov /neis/states/new_jersey/new_jersey_history.html (800 words) |
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