NY area rattled by 4.8 magnitude quake, followed by aftershock
NEW YORK — The New York area’s strongest earthquake in 140 years rattled northern New Jersey on Friday morning, shaking office buildings in Manhattan and snarling travel.
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NEW YORK — The New York area’s strongest earthquake in 140 years rattled northern New Jersey on Friday morning, shaking office buildings in Manhattan and snarling travel.
NEW YORK — The New York area’s strongest earthquake in 140 years rattled northern New Jersey on Friday morning, shaking office buildings in Manhattan and halting air traffic.
The preliminary 4.8 magnitude temblor was the strongest in the area since 1884. It occurred near Whitehouse Station, New Jersey.
New York earthquake: The FAA has also said that some New York-bound flights will be diverted to other airports because of the earthquake.
<p>A light earthquake in Michigan Saturday morning could be felt as far away as Chicago and its surrounding suburbs.</p>