By Associated Press - Saturday, March 25, 2017

MORRIS PLAINS, N.J. (AP) - Scientists say New Jersey has had a small earthquake.

NJ.com reports (https://bit.ly/2o4sXMm ) that the U.S. Geological Survey says a 1.3 magnitude earthquake happened shortly before 2 p.m. Saturday just north of Morris Plains in northern New Jersey. The agency reported the quake on its website .

Police in Morris Plains say there were no reports of damage.



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