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April 5, 2024 7:40am PT


EARTHQUAKE HITS NEW YORK CITY, NEW JERSEY WITH 4.8 MAGNITUDE

By Ethan Shanfeld


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New York was shaken by a 4.8 magnitude earthquake Friday morning, according to
the Associated Press.

The earthquake occurred at 10:23 a.m. ET about eight miles northwest of
Bridgewater, N.J., per the Euro-Mediterranean Seismological Centre, and rattled
skyscrapers and buildings across Manhattan, Brooklyn and Queens, per reports.

An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.8 is generally considered moderate, though
it appears to be among the biggest earthquakes to ever affect New York City.



The official X (formerly Twitter) account of the Empire State Building jokingly
posted, “I AM FINE.”

A minor earthquake of 1.7 magnitude hit New York City on Jan. 2 earlier this
year. It was measured in Astoria, Queens, around 5:45 a.m. No one was injured.

Celebrities and media figures poured onto X, formerly Twitter, to discuss the
rare occasion.

“Sooooo New York City, was that an earthquake or nah?” wrote former “Daily Show”
correspondent Roy Wood Jr., while ex-CNN anchor Don Lemon wrote, “Totally just
had an #earthquake in New York. Did you feel it?”

“Girls5Eva” star Busy Philipps wrote, “not to be weird but was there just an
earthquake in new york?”

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