A rare 4.7-magnitude earthquake struck an area very close to New York on Friday, with the massive city shaking slightly for a few seconds in different places, the US Institute of Geophysics (USGS) said.
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the state bordering New York, on the other bank of the Hudson River.
According to the center, the earthquake occurred at a depth of 5 kilometersUS Geological Survey.
The earthquake occurred 7 km northeast of Whitehouse Station, New Jersey.
Photo: Associated Press
No major damage or injuries were immediately reported.
Authorities say there's more to fear than harm, but be careful
The slight tremor was felt in many neighborhoods in Manhattan and Brooklyn, causing a flood of messages on social media platforms.
Dominika Oniejewska, a store manager in Lebanon, New Jersey, the epicenter of the quake, was asleep when the quake struck. At first, I didn't understand what was happening because I had never experienced such a strong earthquake before.
She told AFP by phone.
The whole house really shook, the bed shook, the house was making noise, very loud
And I witnessed.
President Joe Biden remains informed, according to his spokeswoman, Karine Jean-Pierre The White House is in contact with federal and local officials
.
I'm fine
reassuring about X, with a touch of humor, the official account of the iconic skyscraper inRoyal County Building.
New Yorkers posted photos of upside-down lawn chairs with a sarcastic message: We will rebuild
.
But authorities urged caution. We have no information at this stage regarding serious damage, [mais] We continue to evaluate the situation
wrote on X Fabian Levy, spokesman for New York Mayor Eric Adams.
If an aftershock occurs, lie on the ground and protect your head and neck under furniture near a wall or doorway
The spokesman warned, a message echoed by New York Gov. Kathy Hochul.
The Security Council meeting stopped
At United Nations headquarters, cameras filming a Security Council session on the humanitarian crisis in Gaza began to shake.
Representative of thenon Governmental Organization save the ChildrenJanti Soeripto interrupted his speech, describing the famine and deaths. Is it an earthquake?
she asked.
The meeting was interrupted for a second time when everyone's phones started ringing and vibrating due to automatic emergency alerts sent by the municipality.
These letters are recommended to New Yorkers Serving
home and call 911 If they are injured
.
The US Civil Aviation Administration (FAA) warned that airports in the northeastern United States may face difficulties following the earthquake, citing airports in New York, New Jersey, Philadelphia (Pennsylvania), and Baltimore, Maryland. But New York's JFK Airport indicated on the X that it was still standing Open and operational
And Planes are taking off and landing at this moment
.
Earthquakes are rare but not impossible along the Atlantic coast, an area geologists call the “passive-aggressive margin” to describe this area where the Atlantic and North American plates meet.
,according'US Geological Survey.
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