{
  "id": "2024-04-05-princeton-university-northeast-earthquake",
  "slug": "princeton-university-northeast-earthquake-2024-04-05",
  "institution": {
    "name": "Princeton University",
    "shortName": "Princeton",
    "state": "NJ",
    "type": "private-r1",
    "alertSystemName": "TigerAlert",
    "enrollment": 8500
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2024-04-05",
    "type": "earthquake",
    "cleryCategory": "emergency-notification",
    "resolution": "contained",
    "headline": "Earthquake felt on campus; no injuries or damage reported",
    "headlinePublic": "Earthquake felt on campus; no injuries or damage reported",
    "summary": "After a [USGS-reported ~4.8 earthquake centered near Tewksbury, N.J.](https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us7000ma74/origin/detail) was felt on campus at about 10:25 a.m. on April 5, 2024, Princeton posted a [complete campus notice on its official X account](https://x.com/Princeton/status/1776268827556229445) stating no injuries or damage and authorizing normal activities, with DPS/Facilities reporting lines. The [Daily Princetonian](https://www.dailyprincetonian.com/article/2024/04/princeton-news-stlife-earthquake-new-jersey-no-injuries-damage) reported a 10:54 a.m. TigerAlert with matching substance.",
    "outcome": "No injuries or campus damage reported; normal activities resumed. An aftershock was felt later that evening.",
    "casualties": {
      "killed": 0,
      "injured": 0
    }
  },
  "alerts": [
    {
      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "timestamp": "2024-04-05T11:21:04-04:00",
      "channel": "twitter-x",
      "verbatimText": "An earthquake occurred at 10:25 am.\n\nNo reports of injuries or damage on campus.\n\nThe campus community can resume normal activities.\n\nPlease report any injuries to DPS at 609-258-1000 or any damage to Facilities at 609-258-8000.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "sourceUrl": "https://x.com/Princeton/status/1776268827556229445",
      "sourceDescription": "@Princeton official X post of the campus earthquake notice",
      "annotations": [
        "Complete text from the official @Princeton X status; timing from snowflake decode ~11:21 a.m. EDT.",
        "Daily Princetonian independently reported a 10:54 a.m. TigerAlert with matching core wording (earthquake time, no injuries/damage, resume normal activities)."
      ],
      "characterCount": 228
    }
  ],
  "context": "The April 5, 2024 Northeast earthquake was widely felt across New Jersey and neighboring states. Princeton’s official social channel carried a short all-clear-style campus notice the same morning; the Daily Princetonian also described a TigerAlert at 10:54 a.m. with the same operational message.",
  "keyFindings": [
    "Official university channel published complete short-form earthquake notice",
    "Student newspaper independently corroborates TigerAlert transmission timing and substance"
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "@Princeton X — earthquake campus notice",
      "url": "https://x.com/Princeton/status/1776268827556229445",
      "type": "official-social"
    },
    {
      "title": "No reported injuries following 4.8 magnitude earthquake on campus — Daily Princetonian",
      "url": "https://www.dailyprincetonian.com/article/2024/04/princeton-news-stlife-earthquake-new-jersey-no-injuries-damage",
      "type": "student-newspaper"
    },
    {
      "title": "USGS event page us7000ma74",
      "url": "https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us7000ma74/origin/detail",
      "type": "other"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "earthquake",
    "tigeralert",
    "princeton",
    "northeast-2024"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-07-21",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-07-21",
  "addedBy": "ingestion"
}