New Jersey Earthquake: South Jersey residents describe earth shaking; others not convinced it happened

A 4.8 earthquake centered in Hunterdon County, New Jersey Friday prompted Governor Phil Murphy to activate the Emergency Operations Center. He took to social media to remind people to not call 911 unless they were experiencing an actual emergency after the earthquake.Some residents of South Jersey felt the shaking of the midmorning quake but weren’t initially convinced it was an earthquake.

Across South Jersey, folks had stories to tell about the 4.8, midmorning shaker which even made Lady Liberty in New York Harbor swoon.Diane Savon of South Hampton was sitting in her home with her pets in her lap. She said, "We were just sitting quietly and all of a sudden it felt like five trucks going up the driveway or something and I thought it couldn’t be, and I opened the door, and it was gone." Her sister broke the news.

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