An Earthquake Last Night

The following is a release by the United States Geological
Survey, National Earthquake Information Center: An earthquake
occurred about 1.5 miles WSW of Morristown or 15 miles W of
Newark, New Jersey at 8:34 PM MST today, Feb 2, 2009 (10:34 PM
EST in New Jersey). A PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE OF 2.9 WAS COMPUTED
FOR THIS EARTHQUAKE. The magnitude and location may be revised
when additional data and further analysis results are available.
There have been no reports of damage at this time. For
additional information, see the USGS web page
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/

The rumbling felt like the furnace was exploding.