A rare earthquake shook the eastern coast of the US and was felt by millions of people across New York, Philadelphia to rural New England on Friday. No widespread damage was reported but people living in the region were startled as they are unaccustomed to temblors. This is the strongest earthquake to strike the New Jersey area since 1884.
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
According to the US Geological Survey, at least 42 million people might have felt the midmorning quake with a preliminary magnitude of 4.8. The epicentre of the earthquake was Whitehouse Station, New Jersey which lies 72 kilometres west of New York City and 80 kilometres north of Philadelphia.
On Friday, a 4.8 magnitude earthquake struck New York. Save the Children's president Janti Soeripto's speech was interrupted while addressing the UNSC. Palestinian Envoy Riyad Mansour then quipped, “You’re making the ground shake.” pic.twitter.com/zFqYzXqWti— Middle East Eye (@MiddleEastEye) April 6, 2024
EarthCam.com, the global network of owned and operated live streaming webcams, shared on social media site X, the moment when the earthquake struck the US East Coast in a 70-second video.
4.8 MAGNITUDE QUAKE SHAKES EAST COASTThis morning's earthquake, originating in Whitehouse Station, New Jersey, sent tremors felt by residents across the East Coast, from New Jersey to Delaware, reaching as far as Washington D.C., Pennsylvania, New York, Connecticut, Rhode… https://t.co/yhriZ89gyz pic.twitter.com/I1HBW6xKfc
— Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) April 5, 2024
The webcams placed by the company atop the Statue of Liberty and other locations across New York and New Jersey were shaking due to earthquake, signifying the strength of the temblor even though it measured 4.8 magnitude of the Richter Scale.
Another footage that went viral was of Save the Children’s president Janti Soeripto whose speech at the UN Security Council was interrupted by the earthquake. A post by UK-based Middle East Eye shared the post.
A report by the Associated Press said that nearly 30 people were displaced when officials evacuated three multi-family homes in Newark, New Jersey, to check for damage. Officials around the region were inspecting bridges and other major infrastructure, some flights were diverted or delayed, Amtrak slowed trains throughout the busy Northeast Corridor, and a Philadelphia-area commuter rail line suspended service as a precaution.
Earthquakes are less common on the eastern than western edges of the US because the East Coast does not lie on a boundary of tectonic plates. But 13 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or stronger have been recorded since 1950 within 500 km (311 miles) of Friday’s temblor, the USGS said. The strongest was a 5.8-magnitude quake in Mineral, Virginia, on Aug. 23, 2011, that jolted people from Georgia to Canada, the Associated Press report further added.
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