Numerous New Jersey residents took to social media early Friday afternoon, reporting loud booms, rattling and shaking from an earthquake.

The United States Geological Survey confirms an earthquake happened in New Jersey today. The 2.4 earthquake was centered near Paramus, according to the USGS. The Glen Rock Police Department said it had no reports of damage at this time.

A strong two-second shake was felt across central Bergen County today at 1:02 PM. Residents initially mistook the tremor for the rumble of a passing truck, but after a family member located 20 minutes away also reported feeling the shake,

An earthquake was reported Friday near Paramus, New Jersey. Initial reports from the U.S. Geological Survey indicate a 2.4 magnitude quake hit shortly before 1:30 p.m. Glen Rock Police and the Bergen County Office of Emergency Management confirmed they are looking into reports of an earthquake.

Residents in North Jersey reported feeling tremors Friday afternoon, Jan. 24, shortly after 1 p.m. As of 1:15 p.m., the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) had not yet confirmed an earthquake in the area. Some were convinced it was an earthquake,