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A 5.3 magnitude earthquake strikes New Jersey.
A powerful 5.3 magnitude earthquake shakes New Jersey, one of the most significant seismic events in early U.S. history.
On November 29, 1783, a 5.3 magnitude earthquake struck New Jersey, creating widespread alarm among colonial settlers.
Though no fatalities were recorded, chimneys cracked and buildings swayed in Philadelphia and New York City.
Settlers unfamiliar with earthquakes struggled to explain the trembling ground, attributing it to divine or supernatural causes.
The event remains one of the largest recorded earthquakes in the northeastern United States.
Geologists later studied its epicenter and aftershocks to understand the region's seismic activity.
It highlighted the need for earthquake awareness in a young nation experiencing few tremors.
1783
5.3 magnitude earthquake
New Jersey