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SOUTH JERSEY — Was it an earthquake or something else? South Jersey residents flocked to social media Friday afternoon to report that they had felt a sustained shaking that they thought could be attributed to seismic activity.
Those from as far south as Cape May up to Barnegat and west to Gloucester County reported their windows shaking and more around 2 p.m. Friday afternoon.
"Lasted a good minute and went from strong to light then back to strong," one user reported.
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"My whole house was shaking and creaking, I grabbed my baby and ran to the door because that’s how strong it was for a few seconds I thought my house was going to collapse," another said.
So what could it have been? According to both local weatherman NorEasterNick and an NJ.com report, it could be a sonic boom from an aircraft. Temperature inversion could cause sound waves to carry farther, they said.