An earthquake centered in Hunterdon County, New Jersey on Friday morning shook homes from Philadelphia to New York City and beyond.
An earthquake centered in Hunterdon County, New Jersey on Friday morning shook homes from New York City all the way to Philadelphia. The United States Geological Survey reported a quake with a preliminary magnitude of 4.8, centered near Whitehouse Station, New Jersey.The epicenter is about 50 miles north of Philadelphia and the USGS indicated that the quake might have been felt by more than 42 million people.
So far, no state or local agencies have reported damage as a result of the quake. New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy took to social media following the quake to share that the state's Emergency Operations Center has been activated.Philadelphia police asked people not to call 911 about seismic activity unless they were reporting an emergency. Pennsylvania Gov.
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