USA NOW! Quaking Up the East Coast: NYC to Philly, Exploring the Earthquake Impact | Sever Weather

On April 5th, near New York, an earthquake with a magnitude of 4.8 occurred. It became one of the largest seismic events on the East Coast of the United States in the last hundred years. According to the United States Geological Survey (USGS), the earthquake occurred at 10:23 a.m. Eastern Time (14:23 Greenwich Mean Time) at a depth of 2.9 miles. The epicenter was near Whitehouse Station in the state of New Jersey, approximately 40 miles west of New York City. Local residents and the USGS reported at least six aftershocks. One of them, with a magnitude of 3.8, occurred 37 miles west of New York City, near Gladstone, New Jersey, around 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Seismologists stated that aftershocks could continue for a week. The impact of the earthquake was felt across three states and even in Philadelphia and Baltimore. The USGS stated that tremors were felt all the way from Maine to Washington, D.C. In Lebanon, New Jersey, frightened residents rushed into the streets. “We’re not used to earthquak