Meteor seen blazing through New Jersey sky just days after eclipse and earthquake rocked the region

A meteor blazed through the sky in New Jersey, hot on the heels of a series of striking natural phenomena including an earthquake and solar eclipse.

Security camera video posted to Facebook by Linda Price Heines shows the fireball - a term used to denote a meteor that is bigger and brighter than usual - cross the sky in the early hours of Wednesday morning.

Residents of Wall Township reacted to the spectacle on social media, with Heine explaining that her neighbor sent her the stunning video.

'And it is on mine too,' she said of her home security camera. 'We often check our cameras in the morning to see the wildlife that passes through our yards.'

The appearance of the fireball prompted dozens of reports to the American Meteor Society between 3:40 and 3:55 a.m.

A fireball flashed through the sky in the early hours of Wednesday morning, with sightings reported throughout the New York tri-state area

Home security camera footage was uploaded to Facebook by New Jersey resident Linda Price Heines, showing the bright green flare lasting only a few seconds

The fireball - a meteor that is bigger and brighter than usual - was seen for anywhere from 1.5 seconds to 7.5 seconds, according to reports on the American Meteor Society website

About 60 different reports, which are considered unofficial until they are reviewed by the AMS, were logged in the New York tri-state area as well as eastern Pennsylvania to southern Delaware.

Some people reported catching a glimpse only 1.5 seconds long, while others witnessed the dazzling display for as long as 7.5 seconds. 

One man, who gave his name as Darren T, wrote that he saw the light in Hackettstown, New Jersey, about 50 miles outside New York City.

'This was the first time I ever saw this in my area,' he said. 'I have seen shooting stars but this was the first time I observed this.'

A Linden, New Jersey resident named Christina V. said she had just climbed out of the shower sometime around 3:40 a.m. when she looked outside.

'I saw a bright green almost neon in color falling from the sky. There wasn’t any long trails or anything but it did fall and disappear,' the woman reported.

'I was watching it through a window so that might’ve affected my vision but I was just left there stunned. I rushed to tell my boyfriend what I saw and instantly went online to check if it was normal.'

A man from the borough of Hamburg, New Jersey, said he was bewildered by the sight.

'I have never seen anything like this before,' he wrote, recalling 'a flash, then a bright blue object heading straight down.'

Another witness from Pottstown, Pennsylvania deemed the display 'one of the most astonishing things I have seen in my lifetime.'

Some reports detailed a bright green fireball, while others described it as blue. Most of all, the witnesses marveled at its beauty. 

'It was absolutely beautiful and I’m so grateful to have looked out at that exact moment,' wrote a person from Milford in Hunterdon County.

The fireball came less than a week after a 4.8-magnitude earthquake rattled the area

It was just days after a partial solar eclipse captivated the attention of millions across the United States

The eclipse reached totality in upstate New York and parts of Pennsylvania

The phenomenon drew swarms of people into the streets, clad in special viewing glasses

The meteor sighting came just days after two natural phenomena, an earthquake and solar eclipse, rocked the area.

The U.S. Geological Survey reported a quake with a preliminary magnitude of 4.8 centered near Lebanon, New Jersey, on Friday morning.

The tremors were triggered along a 185-mile-long fault and felt by millions in the tri-state area.

Monday's solar eclipse, which which reached totality in upstate New York and parts of Pennsylvania, drew thousands into the streets, equipped with special viewing glasses.

The fireball also occurred roughly a week ahead of the annual Lyrid meteor shower, which is anticipated to begin on April 15 and continue through April 29.

The highest number of meteors will be visible in the late-night hours of April 22 and early morning hours of April 23.