MAP! An small earthquake has hit Delaware. The New Jersey / Delaware Earthquake of July 1, 2009 was a magnitude of 2.8. The quake was felt for a large distance across two states because its depth was only 3.1 miles below the earth’s surface.

The quake hit shortly before 2 pm local time Wednesday. The epicenter was 5 miles from New Castle, Delaware. Here is data just in from the USGS:

2.8
Date-Time

* Wednesday, July 01, 2009 at 13:44:43 UTC
* Wednesday, July 01, 2009 at 09:44:43 AM at epicenter
* Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones

Location 39.644°N, 75.483°W
Depth 5 km (3.1 miles) set by location program
Region NEW JERSEY
Distances

* 3 km (2 miles) ESE (114°) from Pennsville, NJ
* 7 km (4 miles) S (187°) from Carneys Point, NJ
* 7 km (5 miles) ESE (108°) from New Castle, DE
* 49 km (30 miles) SW (216°) from Philadelphia, PA

No reports of injuries nor damage.