When a 4.8-magnitude earthquake struck Lebanon, New Jersey on Friday morning, it was felt over a large area.
Over 120,000 people responded to the USGS’s “Did You Feel It?” tool. Many of these responses came from densely populated areas like New York City, Boston, and Philadelphia.
However, people more than 200 miles away from the center said they felt the earthquake. It seems to have affected areas as far south as the D.C. area and as far north as the New York-Canada border. The shaking went on for several seconds starting at 10:23 a.m.
According to USGS data, the quake may have been experienced by over 42 million individuals.
The earthquake was most strongly felt near its center, approximately 45 miles west of New York City and 50 miles north of Philadelphia.
The emergency notification system of New York City stated in a social media post more than 30 minutes after the earthquake that there were no reports of damage or injuries in the city. Mayor Eric Adams was briefed on the earthquake, according to his spokesperson Fabien Levy, who added, “We have no reports of major impacts at this time, but we are still evaluating the situation.”
