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.

Molina lives about 20 minutes from where the earthquake was centered near Paramus, New Jersey. The U.S. Geological Survey gave the quake an initial rating of 2.4 magnitude. It happened just after 1 p.m. Paramus is about 17 miles north of New York City.

A small earthquake shook Bergen County, New Jersey early Friday afternoon. According to the USGS, a magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck near Paramus just after 1 p.m. Friday. The quake was at a depth of 4.