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An earthquake that shook the densely populated New York City metropolitan area Friday morning was felt by residents throughout Northeastern Pennsylvania.
“I was sitting at my desk working and all my monitors started shaking,” said Tony Callaio, a West Pittston resident and corespondent for the Pittston Dispatch.
Callaio added that his daughter who in her Scranton home also felt the earth quake.
The U.S. Geological Survey reported a quake with a preliminary magnitude of 4.7, centered near Lebanon, New Jersey. The Fire Department of New York said there were no initial reports of damage.
In midtown Manhattan, the usual cacophony of traffic grew louder as motorists blared their horns on momentarily shuddering streets. Some Brooklyn residents heard a booming sound and their building shaking. In an apartment house in Manhattan’s East Village, a resident from more earthquake-prone California calmed nervous neighbors.
People in Baltimore, Philadelphia and other areas also reported feeling the ground shake.
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul posted on X that her team was assessing impacts and any possible damage.