But, for many, the sinkhole provided a sudden, alarming awareness that New Jersey is home to long-closed mines that can, and sometimes do, instantly collapse into a crater without warning.

GLADSTONE, N.J. -- New Jersey recorded another earthquake Wednesday morning in Somerset County. The U.S. Geological Survey ...

They include the old mine that caused the I-80 sinkhole last month in Wharton, according to a map provided by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection. Can’t see the map? Click here. Some ...