A 4.8 earthquake shook the densely populated New York City metropolitan area Friday morning, the U.S. Geological Survey said.
The agency reported a quake with a preliminary magnitude of 4.7, centered near Lebanon, New Jersey. The Fire Department of New York said there were no initial reports of damage.
The epicenter of the quake was near Readington in Hunterdon County in NJ, per governor Phil Murphy.
Social media users have shared posts about the earthquake, also felt in New Jersey, Virginia and Philadelphia.
In midtown Manhattan, the usual cacophony of traffic grew louder as motorists blared their horns on momentarily shuddering streets.
Some Brooklyn residents heard a booming sound and their building shaking. In an apartment house in Manhattan’s East Village, a resident from more earthquake-prone California calmed nervous neighbors.
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