A 4.8 magnitude earthquake shook the states of New York and New Jersey this Friday, April 5, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS). The movement was noticed in several areas, including at the United Nations headquarters, surprising residents of an area where notable seismic activity is not usually recorded.
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A magnitude 4.8 tremor struck the New York City region on Friday morning, April 5, according to the U.S. Geological Survey, shaking buildings and surprising residents in an area that is not usually recorded. notable seismic activity.
The government agency reported an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 4.8, with the epicenter near Lebanon, New Jersey, about 75 kilometers west of New York.
The tremor, which lasted several seconds, was felt throughout the city, from Brooklyn to the Bronx or Manhattan, and even at the United Nations headquarters, according to testimonies from numerous Internet users.
The European Mediterranean Seismological Center initially measured the earthquake as having a magnitude of 5.5 on the Richter scale.
Charita Walcott, a 38-year-old resident of the Bronx borough of New York, said the movement felt “like a violent bang that lasted about 30 seconds or so.”
“It was like being in a drum circle, that vibration,” he said.
?URGENT. The earthquake that shook New York was felt during the UN Security Council meeting on #Loop
“You are making the ground shake,” the Palestinian ambassador told the director of Save The Children who was intervening at that moment.#earthquake pic.twitter.com/RgFUN9x38d
—UN News (@NoticiasONU) April 5, 2024
With EFE, Reuters and AP
