Magnitude 4.8 earthquake strikes northeastern U.S.

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake shook the northeastern U.S. on Friday morning.

The earthquake was felt from Boston down to Baltimore at 10:23 a.m. ET, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

The epicenter of the quake was detected about 45 miles west of New York City, and 40 miles east of Allentown, Pennsylvania, in an area north of Whitehouse Station, New Jersey, according to the USGS.

Earthquakes of Friday’s magnitude are relatively rare in the northeastern U.S., and the intensity and duration of Friday’s quake startled people across the region. The quake was the third-largest recorded around the New York metropolitan region in nearly 75 years.

“Everyone @NYSE just gave each other a big look,” CNBC’s Carl Quintanilla tweeted from the New York Stock Exchange in lower Manhattan after the tremors occurred.

“I AM FINE,” the Empire State Building’s social media account X tweeted.

Source: Cnbc