NEW DELHI: An earthquake of 4.7 magnitude shook New York City metropolitan area on Friday, US Geological Survey said.
A quake, with a preliminary magnitude of 4.7, struck near Lebanon, New Jersey, about 45 miles west of New York City and 50 miles north of Philadelphia, as reported by the agency. The Fire Department of New York stated no immediate reports of damage.
The European Mediterranean Seismological Centre initially measured the quake at 5.5 magnitude on the Richter scale.
In midtown Manhattan, the typical hustle and bustle of traffic intensified as motorists honked horns on momentarily trembling streets. Some residents in Brooklyn heard a loud boom and felt their buildings shake.
In Manhattan’s East Village, a California native, accustomed to earthquakes, reassured anxious neighbors. People in Baltimore, Philadelphia, Connecticut, and other East Coast regions unaccustomed to earthquakes also felt the ground shake.
“My team is assessing impacts and any damage that may have occurred, and we will update the public throughout the day,” New York governor Kathy Hochul confirmed on X.
The tremors evoked memories of the August 23, 2011, earthquake that rattled millions from Georgia to Canada, registering a magnitude of 5.8, the most powerful quake to hit the East Coast since World War II, with its epicenter in Virginia.
(With agency inputs)
A quake, with a preliminary magnitude of 4.7, struck near Lebanon, New Jersey, about 45 miles west of New York City and 50 miles north of Philadelphia, as reported by the agency. The Fire Department of New York stated no immediate reports of damage.
The European Mediterranean Seismological Centre initially measured the quake at 5.5 magnitude on the Richter scale.
In midtown Manhattan, the typical hustle and bustle of traffic intensified as motorists honked horns on momentarily trembling streets. Some residents in Brooklyn heard a loud boom and felt their buildings shake.
In Manhattan’s East Village, a California native, accustomed to earthquakes, reassured anxious neighbors. People in Baltimore, Philadelphia, Connecticut, and other East Coast regions unaccustomed to earthquakes also felt the ground shake.
“My team is assessing impacts and any damage that may have occurred, and we will update the public throughout the day,” New York governor Kathy Hochul confirmed on X.
The tremors evoked memories of the August 23, 2011, earthquake that rattled millions from Georgia to Canada, registering a magnitude of 5.8, the most powerful quake to hit the East Coast since World War II, with its epicenter in Virginia.
(With agency inputs)