Did you feel that?
An apparent aftershock was felt across the city just before 6:00 p.m.
The northeast of the US tends to be pretty quiet, so events like this are quite rare.
Midtown Manhattan (and the greater northeast) felt an earthquake Friday morning.Photo: Michael Lee (Getty Images)
Certainly not something you see every year, or maybe even necessarily every ten years.
Air traffic operations are resuming as quickly as possible.
Parts of central Pennsylvania and central New York also reported light shaking.
A M4.8 struck in New Jersey this morning around 10:30 am local time.
Shaking was widely felt from Maine to Washington D.C. Did you feel this earthquake?
Its epicenter was 40.683N 74.753Wabout 4.35 miles (7km) north of Whitehouse Station, New Jersey.
The 5:59 p.m. quake confirmed the USGS calculations were sound.
A detailed breakdown of the USGS aftershock forecast can be foundhere.
New York is actually built on really solid bedrock, so it wont shake that much, he said.
In New York City the quake had an MMI of 3.5, equating to weak-to-light shaking.
Many people do not recognize it as an earthquake.
Standing motor cars may rock slightly.
Vibrations similar to the passing of a truck.
Thats pretty substantial, but people shouldnt be shouldnt be overly worried, Fernando said.
5.5 is between moderate and strong.
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Others claim they’re regular airplanes.
But who can say for sure?
