Earthquake hits NYC! 4.8 magnitude quake rattles the Big Apple

Donald Trump 's New Jersey golf course was rocked by a 2.0 magnitude aftershock from the 4.8 earthquake that shook the Northeast on Friday morning, with residents warning tremors could last a week.

It is the biggest earthquake in New York City since 1884, Gov Kathy Hochul said: 'This is one of the largest earthquakes on the East Coast to occur in the last century.' The Fire Department of New York said there were no initial reports of damage and there have been no reported injuries so far, but the FAA has ordered ground stops at John F Kennedy and Newark International airports.

'I encourage New Yorkers to check on their loved ones to see that they are fine. Not only for the infrastructure situation, but because this is can be extremely traumatic.'A customer grabbed their young son lifted him into the air and carried him outside In midtown Manhattan, the usual cacophony of traffic grew louder as motorists blared their horns on momentarily shuddering streets.

People in Baltimore, Philadelphia, Connecticut and other areas of the Northeast reported shaking. Tremors lasting for several seconds were felt over 200 miles away near the Massachusetts-New Hampshire borderNew York state governor Kathy Hochul said: 'A 4.8 magnitude earthquake hit west of Manhattan and has been felt throughout New York.

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