4.8 magnitude earthquake shakes New York City, New Jersey

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Published 2024-04-05
A 4.8 magnitude earthquake hit the Northeast Friday morning, shaking buildings in several states, including New Jersey, New York and Connecticut.

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All Comments (21)
  • @jtgd
    lol “why is there an earthquake here?” We’re on earth?
  • @taiwanboyjerry
    From Taiwan, we care about New York and hope all Americans well.
  • Bear in mind the richter scale is Logarithmic: 3 is 10x stronger than 2, 4 is 100x stronger than 2. For the east coast, this is a significant quake, given many buildings are not designed to be quake resistant
  • @wqv5423ln
    I live in Canada and was talking to my niece in Layfyette, NJ. when she felt the 4.0 aftershock. She also felt the first one which was stronger. My nephew in Warsaw, NY also felt the first quake.
  • I'm on Long Island and I felt both the earthquake and the aftershock. I remember the quake in 2011, too.
  • @euroschmau
    2:46 my first thought would have been a cargo ship hit the bridge, yikes!
  • I was in class when everything suddenly started shaking. I thought it was construction. No one even said anything like it never happened
  • @bigbirdyolo2885
    If this earthquake lasted more than 5 minutes our infrastructure would have collapsed like a house of cards.
  • @Faith-to5mp
    It looks very strong for 4.8 magnitude. Scray.
  • @nabiljaoudi7695
    On September 8, 2023, Morocco was hit by a devastating earthquake with a magnitude of 6.8 on the Richter scale. that was there people from 2 3d floor feel that most
  • @NieceGenius
    "it was nuts" "why is the Earth shaking?!?!" 😱😱😱😂😂
  • I was driving when this happened. I thought to myself wow this road is rough. Lmao.
  • @spideraxis
    I live on the sixth floor of a seven story building. A bus passed just as the quake hit, and I couldn't believe it was from the bus. Busses pass all day, and the building doesn't shake. Then dishes and knick knacks ratted, and the floor shook violently. I knew right away it was an earthquake. Had the radio on, but news reports of the temblor didn't come on for another fourteen minutes.
  • @JohnDoe-cd6ro
    I also initially thought it was a truck driving by, but then I was like, "Wait. I'm on the 3rd floor of an office building, is this an earthquake? Is this what they feel like?"