Nocturnal tremors in New York, this time at magnitude 4.0
An earthquake struck New York City
A 4.8 magnitude earthquake hit the densely populated New York City area. The center is located near Lebanon, New Jersey. Residents in the northeast of the metropolis reported feeling the quake.
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake hit the New York metropolitan area on Friday. Its center was near Lebanon in the US state of New Jersey. The streets in Manhattan shook for a while. There were aftershocks during the night.
EAn earthquake struck the densely populated New York metropolitan area. Residents in the northeast of the metropolis reported feeling the quake. The USGS initially reported the magnitude of the quake as 4.8 on Friday morning (local time). The epicenter was near Lebanon, New Jersey – or about 70 kilometers west of New York and 80 kilometers north of Philadelphia. The New York Fire Department said it had not yet received any reports of damage.
There were aftershocks during the night. 4.0 magnitude shocks were measured, this time centered in Gladstone, New Jersey. This time also videos of houses shaking were released.
“I'm fine,” said the Empire State Building's online profile on texting service X. UN The Security Council meeting on the situation in the Gaza Strip was briefly interrupted.
Alert message on smartphone in New York
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“Is this an earthquake?” asked Jonty Soripto of Save the Children who spoke at the time. Moments later, several messengers' mobile phones rang with emergency alerts confirming the earthquake.
A store owner near the epicenter of the New Jersey earthquake reported waking up to the quake. “The whole house shook,” she said. In the Brooklyn district, closet doors and lights rattled, an AFP reporter said.
US President Joe Biden has been informed and is in contact with the relevant authorities, his spokeswoman Karine Jean-Pierre said. Earthquakes along the US East Coast are rare, but not uncommon, according to the responsible US authority.
Reports from all over the East Coast
New York Mayor Eric Adams has also been notified of the quake, his spokesman Fabian Levy said. Although there are no reports of major impacts yet, the effects are still being assessed.
In downtown Manhattan, drivers honked as streets shook briefly. Residents of Brooklyn heard a boom and the building shook. In an apartment building in Manhattan's East Village, an earthquake-experienced resident from California calmed nervous neighbors. People reported feeling the quake in Baltimore, Philadelphia, Connecticut and elsewhere on the East Coast.
New York Governor Cathy Hochul said the quake was felt across the state. “My team is assessing the impacts and any damage and we will update the public throughout the day,” Hochul said.
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