4.8 magnitude earthquake hits NJ, shaking felt across Northeast including Philadelphia area

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4.8 magnitude earthquake hits NJ, shaking felt across Northeast including Philadelphia area
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A 4.8 magnitude earthquake hit Hunterdon County, New Jersey on Friday morning, with shaking felt across the Northeast, including Philadelphia.

It was located about 4 miles northeast of Whitehouse Station, New Jersey. It had a depth of about 3 miles, the U.S. Geological Survey said.It happened around 10:23 a.m. An earthquake between 4.0 and 4.9 is considered to be minor. There are an estimated 13,000 earthquakes in that range worldwide every year, according toMeteorologist Karen Rogers explains New Jersey earthquake

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro says his team and the Pa. Emergency Management Agency are actively monitoring the situation. In midtown Manhattan, the usual cacophony of traffic grew louder as motorists blared their horns on momentarily shuddering streets.Earthquake felt in Philadelphia back in 2011That's when a 5.8 magnitude earthquake struck near Richmond, Virginia.

In Center City, it shattered a pane of glass on the Independence Blue Cross building. Hundreds of people inside filed into the streets.

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