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>> dagen: terrific coverage there. a fox news alert. a very rare 4.8 magnitude earthquake rattleling the tri state area in new york city a short time ago. epicenter detected near white house station, new jersey. we do want to show you the moment it happened as our fox shows were on the air. watch this. you can see the cameras shaking. watch that. as reports say the earthquake was felt all the way from boston down to baltimore. let's join fox weather's coverage on when this right now. >> emergency operations center has been activated in new jersey. they urge you not to call 911 unless...

A rare magnitude 4.8 earthquake rattled New York City and its surroundings on Friday, prompting residents to seek shelter. As many as 11 aftershocks were reported, with magnitudes ranging from 1.8 to 2.0.

An earthquake struck the East Coast of the United States on Friday morning, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

A 4.8-magnitude earthquake struck near New York City on Friday morning, April 5, the U.S. Geological Survey said.

By Julia Harte and Joseph Ax A 4.8-magnitude earthquake struck near New York City on Friday morning, the U.S. Geological Survey said, shaking buildings up and down the East Coast and surprising residents in an area that rarely experiences notable seismic activity. The quake's epicenter was in Tewksbury in central New Jersey, about 40 miles…