NEW YORK (PIX11) -- A 4.0-magnitude aftershock was felt in New York City Friday evening, hours after a 4.8-magnitude earthquake hit the tri-state area.
The aftershock was centered near Gladstone, New Jersey, according to the United States Geological Survey. The shaking was felt in New York City around 6 p.m.
"USGS confirms aftershock has taken place. At this point we have no major damage reports coming in. Please call 911 for life safety issues & 311 for non-emergencies. Check in on your family & friends, esp. those who are vulnerable & have accessibility & functionality issues," NYC Emergency Management posted on social media at 6:24 p.m.
Aftershocks may be felt throughout the next week, according to NYC Emergency Management.
"A 50% probability of magnitude 3+, a 15% chance of quakes of magnitude 4+, & 3% a chance exists for an earthquake of similar or larger magnitude," NYC Emergency Management posted on social media at 2:57 p.m.
The earthquake Friday morning was centered near Whitehouse Station, New Jersey, about 45 miles west of New York City, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The shaking started at 10:23 a.m. and lasted for several seconds. There were no immediate reports of major injuries or structural damage in New York City.
The earthquake was felt far and wide. It appears to have shaken areas as far south as the Washington, D.C. area and as far north as the New York-Canada border. More than 42 million people may have felt the earthquake, U.S. Geological Survey figures indicated.
More than 120,000 responses poured into the U.S. Geological Survey’s “Did You Feel It?” tool. Many of those were from reports in densely populated New York City, Boston and Philadelphia.
Tudor City resident Linda Fonseca described her experience when the earthquake happened.
“At first I felt the rumble, with like a slight boom,” Fonseca said. “First I thought it was part of the construction. The next thing I know, my boss came in and she was like, “Oh my God, did you feel that?’ And I was like, ‘Yeah, what was that?’ And she was like, ‘I don’t know, but that was weird.’ Then we got the notification that it was an earthquake … We were both in shock.”
Another woman in New York City said she was sitting on her bed when the shaking started.
“The bed came up and down. I was sitting on the side of it and it bumped, it galloped a tiny bit,” the woman said.
Finn Hoogensen is a digital journalist who has covered local news for more than five years. He has been with PIX11 News since 2022. See more of his work here.
Alix Martichoux, Mira Wassef and The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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