- The earthquake was also felt in New Jersey, Virginia and Philadelphia
A 4.8 magnitude earthquake struck New York City on Friday morning.
Social media users have shared posts about the earthquake, also felt in New Jersey, Virginia and Philadelphia.
Megyn Kelly posted on X that she felt it in Connecticut.
‘Did we just have an earthquake? (In CT),’ she wrote.
Actress Busy Phillips also posted about feeling the shake in NYC: ‘like guys. i think there was an earthquake in nyc.’
Oscar-winner Jessica Chastain wrote: ‘Did we just have an earthquake?! NYC’
New York last experienced a significant earthquake in 1884.
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A 4.8 magnitude earthquake struck New York City on Friday morning
A 4.8 magnitude earthquake struck New York City on Friday morning
New York state governor Kathy Hochul said: ‘A 4.8 magnitude earthquake hit west of Manhattan and has been felt throughout New York.
‘My team is assessing impacts and any damage that may have occurred, and we will update the public throughout the day.’
Experts had previously warned that NYC was long-overdue for a quake.
The city of 8.5 million people is not thought of as a tremor hot spot, but the five boroughs are riddled with fault lines that could bring dozens of buildings down.
