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Earthquake shakes N.J.

By Cox Media Group National Content Desk
Aug 14, 2015

An earthquake shook the Garden State Friday morning.

It was minor, only a 2.5 magnitude quake that hit Somerset County, New Jersey around 3:41 a.m.

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There were no reports of damage.

Experts told The Associated Press that small quakes like Friday morning's usually don't cause damage, but people will feel slight shaking in the floors.

Small quakes will shake the area every two to three years.

But that didn't stop people from hitting social media to talk about the earth moving under them, or rather, not feeling it at all.

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