The agency reported the earthquake, which had a preliminary magnitude of 4.7, and was centered near New Jersey, or about 45 miles west of New York City and 50 miles north of Philadelphia.
The New York Fire Department said there were no initial reports of damage.
In midtown Manhattan, the usual noise of traffic rose, with motorists honking their horns on trembling streets for a moment. Some Brooklyn residents heard a loud sound and their buildings shook, according to the Associated Press.
Residents of Baltimore, Philadelphia, Connecticut and other areas of the East Coast unaccustomed to earthquakes also reported feeling the ground shaking.
New York Governor Kathy Hochul posted on the X website that the earthquake was felt throughout the state. “My team is assessing the impacts and any damage that may have occurred, and we will update the public with any updates throughout the day,” she said.
The tremors sparked memories of the August 23, 2011 earthquake, which shook tens of millions of people from Georgia to Canada. The magnitude of the earthquake was 5.8, the strongest earthquake to hit the East Coast since World War II. The epicenter of the earthquake was in Virginia.
This earthquake left cracks in the Washington Monument, led to the evacuation of the White House and the Capitol and shook New Yorkers three weeks before the tenth anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks.
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