This was the fifth earthquake recorded in South Carolina in 2025 after 30 were confirmed there last year, according to the USGS.

Residents in the Cape May area heard and felt a loud boom and shaking Monday afternoon but the government lists no earthquakes on the East Coast. Posts on social media asking if others had heard the loud boom and shaking in Cape May started appearing just after 3 p.m. Monday afternoon.

A 3.7 magnitude earthquake was reported in East County early Thursday, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported.

The US Tsunami Warning Centre earlier warned waves were possible within 300 kilometres of the epicentre, which struck approximately 100 kilometres off the coast of Tonga.

A massive earthquake has hit near Tonga, prompting fears of a tsunami for the Pacific island country. The US Geological Survey said the 7.1 magnitude earthquake hit about 62 miles north-east of the main island in the early hours of Monday local time. Tonga's time zone is 13 hours ahead of the UK.

Parts of New Jersey were rattled by a 1.8 magnitude earthquake on Friday morning, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

A strong 7.0 magnitude earthquake has hit near the Pacific nation of Tonga and an initial tsunami warning was lifted hours later