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BREAKING: 4.8 magnitude earthquake rattles New Jersey, New York, Connecticut
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The U.S. Geological Survey is reporting a 4.8 earthquake struck near Lebanon, New Jersey. According to the USGS, the earthquake struck at 10:23 am EDT., and its epicenter was about 3.1 miles northeast of Lebanon, New Jersey, at a depth of just over half a mile. Lebanon is about 48 miles west of New York...

People from Massachusetts down through New York City, New Jersey, and Connecticut all the way to Philadelphia report feeling shaking for as long as 30 seconds.Earthquake specialist Dr. Wendy Bohon talks with AccuWeather about the probability of stronger earthquakes in the Northeast and what to do if they happen.

struck near Lebanon, New Jersey. According to the USGS, the earthquake struck at 10:23 am EDT., and its epicenter was about 3.1 miles northeast of Lebanon, New Jersey, at a depth of just over half a mile. Lebanon is about 48 miles west of New York City. Since 2000, there have only been three other earthquakes matching or exceeding today's magnitude of 4.8 in the eastern U.S. . The Ramapo Fault runs through Pennsylvania into New Jersey and New York. People from Massachusetts down through New York City, New Jersey, and Connecticut all the way to Philadelphia report feeling shaking for as long as 30 seconds, many of them taking to X to share their experience. My dad is a barber in Flanders, NJ. He sent me this video of the earthquake happening while he was cutting hair. Wow!. Maybe more like 20 seconds of rumbling, shaking — then 10 more of me freaking out wondering if I’m on West Coast. Been through several in SF, East Bay, Wine Country. TodayNew York City resident and employee Catherine Gulotta said her building was shaking and she immediately ran to her bathroom for safety. Other New Yorkers are reporting on X that their buildings were being evacuated as a safety precaution.NYC, NJ EARTHQUAKE: Preliminary magnitude 4.8 earthquake occurred a short time ago 18 miles north of Plainfield, NJ . This data is unofficial and will be refined as we move forward. No tsunami risk is anticipated.There may be delays at regional airports, including Newark, JFK and LaGuardia, as they are at a 'ground stop' while they inspect buildings and runways. New Jersey Transit rail services are reporting delays of at least 20 minutes due to bridge inspections after the quake. Amtrak is inspecting tracks and restricting train speeds and said lines throughout the Northeast may be impacted until all inspections are completed. This is the strongest in the East since the 2020 North Carolina earthquake, according to the USGS, and the strongest in the Northeast region since a 5.3 quake in northern New York State in 2002. The largest earthquake inIn New Jersey, this is the strongest earthquake in nearly 250 years and 3rd strongest on record for the state in 280 years of record-keeping . The only 2 stronger ones: a 5.2 mag in 1737 and 5.3 mag in 1783, according to the,"It begins in Pennsylvania and moves into New Jersey, trending northeast through Hunterdon, Somerset, Morris, Passaic, and Bergen counties before terminating in New York’s Westchester County, not far from the Indian Point Energy Center, a nuclear power plant. And though scientists dispute how active this roughly 200 million-year-old fault really is, many earthquakes in the state’s surprisingly varied seismic history are believed to have occurred on or near it."

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