A 4.8 magnitude earthquake shook New York City and the surrounding area on Friday morning
On Friday, April 5, an earthquake with a magnitude of 4.8 occurred in New York City and its environs in the United States. Tremors were felt throughout the northeast of the country, including New York, Connecticut and Pennsylvania.
This was reported by CBS News.
The earthquake occurred at approximately 10:20 am local time.
According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the earthquake’s center was near Whitehouse Station, New Jersey, 40 miles west of New York City.
So far, there have been no reports of destruction.
BREAKING: A preliminary 4.8 magnitude earthquake has been reported in New Jersey near Lebanon. Shaking has been felt throughout the Northeast, including New York City, Connecticut, and Pennsylvania.
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– The Weather Channel (@weatherchannel) April 5, 2024
New York Governor Kathy Gochul and Mayor Adams were informed of the earthquake.
“My team is assessing the aftermath of the earthquake and any damage that may have occurred, and we will update the public throughout the day,” Hochul wrote on social media site X.
A 4.8 magnitude earthquake hit west of Manhattan and has been felt throughout New York.
My team is assessing the impacts and any damage that may have occurred, and we will update the public throughout the day.
– Governor Kathy Hochul (@GovKathyHochul) April 5, 2024
“I was lying in my bed, and my whole apartment building started shaking. I started to go crazy,” Elijah Westbrook, a New Yorker, told CBS New York.
In general, tremors were felt throughout the three states, in Philadelphia and even in Baltimore. Reports of buildings shaking and rumbling came from New Jersey to Long Island.
The earthquake came just a few months after the US Geological Survey warned that nearly 75% of the United States could experience devastating earthquakes over the next 100 years.
This is not the first time that the East Coast and New York have been hit by an earthquake. In 1884, an earthquake with a magnitude of 5.0 was recorded in New York.
In New Jersey, there is a large fault called the Ramapo, which originates in the Appalachian Mountains, and there are at least five smaller faults beneath Manhattan Island.
In 2011, a 5.8-magnitude earthquake struck Virginia, shaking the entire East Coast.
