M 4.8 - 2024 Whitehouse Station, New Jersey Earthquake

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M 4.8 - 2024 Whitehouse Station, New Jersey Earthquake

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Witness reports from EMSC https://www.emsc-csem.org/Earthquake_in ... id=1642877

Live coverage, BBC: https://www.bbc.com/news/live/world-us- ... n=BBCS_BBC

Summary from above site:

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake has been felt across New York and the surrounding areas
The epicentre of the tremor was near Lebanon, New Jersey, about 40 miles (64km) west of New York City
New York Governor Kathy Hochul says the state is taking the earthquake very seriously because of potential aftershocks
Hochul says her team are reviewing the state's infrastructure following the quake
Mayor Eric Adams says New Yorkers should go about their normal day, and first responders are "working to make sure the city is safe"
Charita Walcott, resident of New York's Bronx district, says the quake felt "like a violent rumble that lasted about 30 seconds or so"

It is the most significant earthquake in the area in decades.