This Week in Chester History

In 1979, the Observer-Tribune reported on a small earthquake that affected parts of Morris, Somerset, and Hunterdon counties. The earthquake registered a 3.1 on the Nuttli scale, a seismic scale used to measure earthquakes that occur in the eastern and central United States. Earthquake analyst Mary Golisano from Columbia University reassured the normalcy of the event and encouraged affected residents to write her their detailed observations.