Earthquake Information for Old Tappan, New Jersey

Old Tappan, NJ has a low earthquake risk, with a total of 53 earthquakes since 1931. The USGS database shows that there is a 3.71% chance of a major earthquake within 50km of Old Tappan, NJ within the next 50 years. The largest earthquake within 30 miles of Old Tappan, NJ was a 3.6 Magnitude in 1985.

Risk Level:
Low

Total Number of Earthquakes in Old Tappan since 1931 within 30 miles

Probability of A 5.0 Earthquake within next 50 years

3.71%

Most Recent
Largest

8/30/2022 - 1.7 mag, 5.0mi depth 1.14452 mi from Lake Telemark, NJ
11/4/2019 - 1.6 mag, 2.4mi depth 0.0520237 mi from Hillcrest, NY
10/24/2019 - 1.1 mag, 3.1mi depth 0.429354 mi from West Nyack, NY
6/25/2019 - 0.9 mag, 2.0mi depth 2.05522 mi from Manhattan, NY
4/12/2019 - 1.8 mag, 5.2mi depth 0.692334 mi from Clifton, NJ
7/23/2018 - 1.5 mag, 10.1mi depth 1.3172 mi from Elmsford, NY
5/25/2018 - 1.8 mag, 5.0mi depth 0.433917 mi from Hillcrest, NY
3/25/2017 - 1.3 mag, 0.0mi depth 0.449983 mi from Morris Plains, NJ
8/8/2016 - 1.0 mag, 5.6mi depth 0.837585 mi from Wanaque, NJ
7/3/2016 - 1.4 mag, 5.8mi depth 2.11389 mi from Kinnelon, NJ
3/29/2016 - 1.7 mag, 6.4mi depth 1.78929 mi from Kinnelon, NJ
2/21/2016 - 1.2 mag, 5.0mi depth 2.41247 mi from Kinnelon, NJ
1/11/2016 - 1.0 mag, 2.4mi depth 0.355917 mi from Byram, CT
1/1/2016 - 2.1 mag, 8.4mi depth 1.82047 mi from Ringwood, NJ
7/11/2015 - 1.2 mag, 6.2mi depth 0.770721 mi from Wanaque, NJ
12/28/2014 - 1.5 mag, 4.2mi depth 1.54199 mi from Clifton, NJ
2/1/2014 - 1.8 mag, 12.0mi depth 1.72671 mi from Rye Brook, NY
6/23/2013 - 2.1 mag, 2.0mi depth 0.6443 mi from Rockaway, NJ
4/18/2013 - 2.1 mag, 3.6mi depth 0.843 mi from Kinnelon, NJ
11/5/2012 - 2.0 mag, 5.0mi depth 1.8774 mi from Mahwah Township, NJ
9/8/2012 - 2.1 mag, 4.3mi depth 1.7043 mi from Old Greenwich, CT
12/25/2010 - 2.1 mag, 2.0mi depth 0.9962 mi from Clifton, NJ
2/10/2010 - 2.2 mag, 7.0mi depth 0.4826 mi from Haskell, NJ
2/14/2009 - 2.4 mag, 2.0mi depth 2.0715 mi from Boonton Township, NJ
3/21/2006 - 1.3 mag, 0.0mi depth 1.317 mi from Pearl River, NY
3/19/2006 - 1.1 mag, 1.0mi depth 1.0855 mi from Old Tappan, NJ
2/16/2006 - 2.6 mag, 8.0mi depth 2.1547 mi from Hamburg, NJ
12/9/2005 - 2.1 mag, 4.7mi depth 1.0103 mi from Kinnelon, NJ
4/23/2005 - 1.9 mag, 6.6mi depth 0.8585 mi from Lodi, NJ
10/14/2004 - 2.7 mag, 10.0mi depth 1.5596 mi from Highlands, NY
3/5/2002 - 1.1 mag, 6.0mi depth 2.4145 mi from North Castle, NY
10/27/2001 - 2.6 mag, 5.0mi depth 1.1362 mi from Manhattan, NY
7/14/2001 - 1.9 mag, 7.0mi depth 1.8302 mi from Kinnelon, NJ
1/17/2001 - 2.4 mag, 7.0mi depth 0.8469 mi from Manhattan, NY
1/15/1992 - 2.5 mag, 7.0mi depth 0.6418 mi from Tuxedo, NY
10/28/1991 - 3.0 mag, 10.0mi depth 1.6447 mi from Cos Cob, CT
4/12/1991 - 2.7 mag, 9.4mi depth 2.1991 mi from North Castle, NY
12/20/1986 - 1.9 mag, 4.9mi depth 0.6275 mi from Greenville, NY
4/22/1986 - 2.7 mag, 6.1mi depth 1.5078 mi from Greenville, NY
1/5/1986 - 1.8 mag, 5.2mi depth 0.9894 mi from Greenville, NY
10/21/1985 - 2.8 mag, 5.0mi depth 1.2485 mi from Greenville, NY
10/19/1985 - 2.0 mag, 5.0mi depth 0.5996 mi from Greenville, NY
10/19/1985 - 3.6 mag, 6.0mi depth 1.4107 mi from Greenville, NY
1/26/1985 - 2.2 mag, 5.2mi depth 0.6111 mi from Greenville, NY
1/17/1980 - 2.9 mag, 3.0mi depth 1.5102 mi from Peekskill, NY
12/30/1979 - 2.5 mag, 5.0mi depth 0.2551 mi from North Castle, NY
6/30/1978 - 2.9 mag, 5.0mi depth 0.9278 mi from Mahwah Township, NJ
6/30/1978 - 2.2 mag, 6.0mi depth 0.8458 mi from Mahwah Township, NJ
5/18/1978 - 1.5 mag, 6.0mi depth 0.912 mi from Bloomingdale, NJ
3/5/1978 - 2.1 mag, 5.0mi depth 1.3532 mi from Kiryas Joel, NY

10/19/1985 - 3.6 mag, 6.0mi depth 1.4107 mi from Greenville, NY
4/13/1976 - 3.1 mag, 0.0mi depth 0.4811 mi from North Bergen, NJ
10/28/1991 - 3.0 mag, 10.0mi depth 1.6447 mi from Cos Cob, CT
6/30/1978 - 2.9 mag, 5.0mi depth 0.9278 mi from Mahwah Township, NJ
1/17/1980 - 2.9 mag, 3.0mi depth 1.5102 mi from Peekskill, NY
10/21/1985 - 2.8 mag, 5.0mi depth 1.2485 mi from Greenville, NY
10/14/2004 - 2.7 mag, 10.0mi depth 1.5596 mi from Highlands, NY
4/22/1986 - 2.7 mag, 6.1mi depth 1.5078 mi from Greenville, NY
4/12/1991 - 2.7 mag, 9.4mi depth 2.1991 mi from North Castle, NY
10/27/2001 - 2.6 mag, 5.0mi depth 1.1362 mi from Manhattan, NY
2/16/2006 - 2.6 mag, 8.0mi depth 2.1547 mi from Hamburg, NJ
12/30/1979 - 2.5 mag, 5.0mi depth 0.2551 mi from North Castle, NY
1/15/1992 - 2.5 mag, 7.0mi depth 0.6418 mi from Tuxedo, NY
1/17/2001 - 2.4 mag, 7.0mi depth 0.8469 mi from Manhattan, NY
2/14/2009 - 2.4 mag, 2.0mi depth 2.0715 mi from Boonton Township, NJ
3/11/1976 - 2.4 mag, 5.0mi depth 1.1599 mi from Butler, NJ
7/19/1975 - 2.3 mag, 3.0mi depth 3.466 mi from Putnam Valley, NY
2/10/2010 - 2.2 mag, 7.0mi depth 0.4826 mi from Haskell, NJ
6/30/1978 - 2.2 mag, 6.0mi depth 0.8458 mi from Mahwah Township, NJ
1/26/1985 - 2.2 mag, 5.2mi depth 0.6111 mi from Greenville, NY
1/1/2016 - 2.1 mag, 8.4mi depth 1.82047 mi from Ringwood, NJ
9/8/2012 - 2.1 mag, 4.3mi depth 1.7043 mi from Old Greenwich, CT
4/18/2013 - 2.1 mag, 3.6mi depth 0.843 mi from Kinnelon, NJ
6/23/2013 - 2.1 mag, 2.0mi depth 0.6443 mi from Rockaway, NJ
12/25/2010 - 2.1 mag, 2.0mi depth 0.9962 mi from Clifton, NJ
12/9/2005 - 2.1 mag, 4.7mi depth 1.0103 mi from Kinnelon, NJ
3/5/1978 - 2.1 mag, 5.0mi depth 1.3532 mi from Kiryas Joel, NY
11/5/2012 - 2.0 mag, 5.0mi depth 1.8774 mi from Mahwah Township, NJ
10/19/1985 - 2.0 mag, 5.0mi depth 0.5996 mi from Greenville, NY
12/20/1986 - 1.9 mag, 4.9mi depth 0.6275 mi from Greenville, NY
7/14/2001 - 1.9 mag, 7.0mi depth 1.8302 mi from Kinnelon, NJ
4/23/2005 - 1.9 mag, 6.6mi depth 0.8585 mi from Lodi, NJ
5/25/2018 - 1.8 mag, 5.0mi depth 0.433917 mi from Hillcrest, NY
4/12/2019 - 1.8 mag, 5.2mi depth 0.692334 mi from Clifton, NJ
2/1/2014 - 1.8 mag, 12.0mi depth 1.72671 mi from Rye Brook, NY
1/5/1986 - 1.8 mag, 5.2mi depth 0.9894 mi from Greenville, NY
3/29/2016 - 1.7 mag, 6.4mi depth 1.78929 mi from Kinnelon, NJ
8/30/2022 - 1.7 mag, 5.0mi depth 1.14452 mi from Lake Telemark, NJ
11/4/2019 - 1.6 mag, 2.4mi depth 0.0520237 mi from Hillcrest, NY
12/28/2014 - 1.5 mag, 4.2mi depth 1.54199 mi from Clifton, NJ
5/18/1978 - 1.5 mag, 6.0mi depth 0.912 mi from Bloomingdale, NJ
7/23/2018 - 1.5 mag, 10.1mi depth 1.3172 mi from Elmsford, NY
7/3/2016 - 1.4 mag, 5.8mi depth 2.11389 mi from Kinnelon, NJ
3/25/2017 - 1.3 mag, 0.0mi depth 0.449983 mi from Morris Plains, NJ
3/21/2006 - 1.3 mag, 0.0mi depth 1.317 mi from Pearl River, NY
2/21/2016 - 1.2 mag, 5.0mi depth 2.41247 mi from Kinnelon, NJ
7/11/2015 - 1.2 mag, 6.2mi depth 0.770721 mi from Wanaque, NJ
3/19/2006 - 1.1 mag, 1.0mi depth 1.0855 mi from Old Tappan, NJ
3/5/2002 - 1.1 mag, 6.0mi depth 2.4145 mi from North Castle, NY
10/24/2019 - 1.1 mag, 3.1mi depth 0.429354 mi from West Nyack, NY

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Earthquake Probability for Old Tappan, NJ

View the probability of a major earthquake within the next 50 years in Old Tappan, NJ.

Probability of Earthquakes Within the Next 50 Years For Magnitudes Between 5.0 and 9.2

(within 31 km/51 miles above magnitude)

5.0

3.71%

5.1

3.01%

5.2

3.01%

5.2

3.01%

5.3

2.44%

5.4

1.99%

5.5

1.62%

5.6

1.50%

5.7

1.22%

5.8

1.08%

5.9

0.88%

6.0

0.82%

6.1

0.66%

6.2

0.57%

6.3

0.45%

6.4

0.41%

6.5

0.32%

6.6

0.27%

6.7

0.24%

6.8

0.18%

6.9

0.14%

7.0

0.12%

7.1

0.08%

7.2

0.05%

7.3

0.04%

7.4

0.02%

7.5

0.00%

7.6

0.00%

7.7

0.00%

7.8

0.00%

7.9

0.00%

8.0

0.00%

8.1

0.00%

8.2

0.00%

8.3

0.00%

8.4

0.00%

8.5

0.00%

8.6

0.00%

8.7

0.00%

8.8

0.00%

8.9

0.00%

9.0

0.00%

9.1

0.00%

9.2

0.00%

Earthquake Count for Old Tappan, NJ

View the number of earthquake incidents in Old Tappan, NJ by year that are more than 2.5 Magnitude.

List of Earthquake Incidents for Old Tappan, NJ

Total Number of Earthquakes in Old Tappan, NJ within 30 miles. All distances and depths in the table are measured in miles.

08/30/2022

1.7

5.0

1.14

Earthquake Information for Old Tappan, New Jersey

Earthquake Probability for Old Tappan, NJ

Probability of Earthquakes Within the Next 50 Years For Magnitudes Between 5.0 and 9.2

Earthquake Count for Old Tappan, NJ

List of Earthquake Incidents for Old Tappan, NJ

Risk Of Natural Disasters In Old Tappan, NJ

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