The epicenter of the earthquake was located in New Jersey. It didn’t do any major damage.
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A rare 4.8 magnitude earthquake struck New York (United States) on Friday April 5, causing many neighborhoods in the megacity to shake slightly for a few seconds and notably interrupting a UN Security Council meeting on Gaza.
The epicenter of the earthquake has been located “7 km northeast of Whitehouse Station, New Jersey”, the neighboring state of New York, said the American Institute of Geophysics. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 5 km.
EarthCam captured the moment a 4.8-magnitude earthquake recorded in New Jersey shook residents in surrounding states and New York City on Friday morning. The earthquake was the strongest in NJ since 1884. pic.twitter.com/cKXmXqmxtW
— EarthCam (@EarthCam) April 5, 2024
No significant damage or injuries were immediately reported, but some homes were evacuated in New Jersey. The slight tremor was felt in many neighborhoods in the boroughs of Manhattan and Brooklyn, causing a deluge of messages on social media platforms.
“I’M DOING WELL”, reassured X, with a touch of humor, the official account of the emblematic skyscraper of the Empire State Building. New Yorkers posted photos of overturned lawn chairs with a tongue-in-cheek message: “We we will rebuild.”
