4.8 magnitude earthquake hits NJ, shaking felt across Northeast, including New York, Philly

A 4.8 magnitude earthquake rocked the Northeast Friday morning, shaking buildings from Philadelphia to New Jersey to New York City to Connecticut to Westchester, New York.

A 4.7 magnitude earthquake hit New Jersey Friday morning, and shaking was felt across the Northeast, including in the Philadelphia and NYC areas.New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said the quake was felt throughout New York. "I felt like there was a roller coaster under my house going 1,000 miles an hour," Carol Nicolaidis of Brooklyn, New York, toldA ground stop was issued at Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport, Newark Liberty International Airport and John F. Kennedy International Airport, while teams inspect runways for damage.Con Edison said there are no reports of outages or damage.

Cars at the Holland Tunnel between New Jersey and Manhattan were being temporarily held so the tunnel can be inspected, according to the Port Authority.President Joe Biden was briefed on the earthquake and his team is monitoring potential impacts, according to White House officials.

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