Earthquake in New Jersey felt throughout New York State
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) -- If you think you felt an earthquake around 10:23 a.m. Friday morning, you were right. According to the United States Geological Survey, an earthquake north of Whitehouse Stationebanon in New Jersey caused a shockwave throughout New York. The 4.8-7 km magnitude earthquake was felt throughout the Southern tier and Central New [...]
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) -- If you think you felt an earthquake around 10:23 a.m. Friday morning, you were right.
According to the United States Geological Survey, an earthquake north of Whitehouse Stationebanon in New Jersey caused a shockwave throughout New York.
The 4.8-7 km magnitude earthquake was felt throughout the Southern tier and Central New York.
The earthquake had a depth of 4.7 km.
According to Governor Kathy Hochul, New York State has not felt the magnitude of an earthquake at this level since 2011.
"This is one of the largest earthquakes on the East Coast to occur in the last century, so I immediately directed my emergency management team the second we received word of this to start doing damage assessments," said Governor Hochul during a press conference Friday afternoon.
The tremor was also felt in New York City and caused quite a late-morning stir.
Governor Hochul said the state has not identified any life-threatening situations but is asking local law enforcement and emergency services teams to be on guard for that.
"We are going to be reviewing all potentially vulnerable infrastructure sites throughout the state of New York, that is critically important in the aftermath of an event like this," said Governor Hochul. "New Yorkers are not accustomed to having earthquakes in our state and everyone should continue to take this seriously."
NewsChannel 9 will keep you updated when more information is available.