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By Jonah ElkowitzTri-staters rushed to X, formerly Twitter, as we do, to confirm their suspicions that others had also felt the powerful 4.0 magnitude aftershock.
And the memes are delivering.
Palpable, 4.0 magnitude aftershocks of a morning earthquake Friday were felt from Philadelphia to Long Island, NY, at around 6 p.m. — about eight hours after a 4.8 magnitude quake hit the area mid-morning.
A rare earthquake shook the New York area Friday morning, rattling parts of the Big Apple, Long Island, Connecticut and New Jersey.
The preliminary 4.8-magnitude earthquake struck near Lebanon, New Jersey, around 10:23 a.m., according to the US Geological Survey.
The site later reported that a 2.0 aftershock was felt in Bedminster, N.J, around 1 p.m. Two other aftershocks, another 2.0 and a 1.8 happened in the afternoon, but are “normal and are not expected to cause further damage,” New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said.
New York Post cover for April 6, 2024.
New York City sent out an emergency alert about the earthquake.
Tri-staters rushed to X, formerly Twitter, as we do, to confirm their suspicions that others had also felt the powerful 4.0 magnitude aftershock. And the memes are delivering. New York Gov. Kathy Hochul tweeted at 6:30 p.m. that "there are no reports of significant damage at this time" from the 4.0 aftershock that struck the region about half an hour earlier. A 4.0 magnitude aftershock from this morning’s earthquake in New Jersey just occurred. Rushing to X to make sure it wasn't just you like
By Jonah Elkowitz 'No reports of significant damage' from 4.0 aftershock: NY Gov. Hochul
By Kaydi Pelletier
We are continuing to review critical infrastructure and there are no reports of significant damage at this time.
Residents in New York City and the Long Island area were hit with an aftershock of this morning's earthquake. The 4.0 magnitude aftershock was more powerful than others reported earlier in the afternoon. Notify NYC advised on X that city residents are advised to remain indoors, and call 911 in the case of an emergency.
An aftershock earthquake has occurred in the NYC area. Residents are advised to remain indoors and to call 911 if injured. More info: https://t.co/rBNkZS0w3Q
— NYCEM - Notify NYC (@NotifyNYC) April 5, 2024
Hold onto your eyelashes, that was a 4.0 aftershock.
#earthquakenyc#aftershock
— itsallrealitv (@itsallrealitv) April 5, 2024
somewhere in The Hamptons... pic.twitter.com/45ZftNycZz
A 4.0 magnitude aftershock was reported moments ago in Gladstone, New Jersey.
The shock seems to be the most powerful yet, short of the 4.8 magnitute earthquake that occurred this morning, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.


The first building to let us know it was fine this morning, also first to let us know it's once again, intact:
I AM STILL FINE
— Empire State Building (@EmpireStateBldg) April 5, 2024
Another aftershock from this morning's earthquake was felt moments ago by many in New York City and Long Island.
The Post can confirm tremors were felt in parts of New Jersey, Connecticut, outside Philadelphia, on Long Island and in midtown Manhattan.
This is still developing.
They felt it too.
Shortly after 6 p.m. ET Friday, NYC Mayor Eric Adams' spokesperson tweeted that the office "felt what we assume is a small aftershock," and said the city's emergency management department would have an update soon.
We just felt what we assume is a small aftershock in New York City to today's earthquake.
— Fabien Levy (@Fabien_Levy) April 5, 2024
We are waiting on confirmation from @USGS.@nycemergencymgt will have an update shortly.
Some residents in Newark, NJ, were forced to evacuate after homes experienced structural damage from the 4.8 magnitude earthquake that occurred at around 10:30 a.m. this morning.




New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said on X that the aftershocks from today's earthquake are "normal" and that they aren't expected to create more damage.
The most recent aftershock occurred a few minutes ago. Aftershocks are expected following an earthquake of this magnitude, according to the US Geological Survey.
One aftershock was 1.8 magnitude in scale, and two were 2.0, the governor said.
Following this morning's 4.8 magnitude earthquake, 3 much smaller aftershocks hit our region: 1.8 magnitude at 12:31pm, 2.0 magnitude at 1:14pm, and 2.0 magnitude a few minutes ago.
— Governor Kathy Hochul (@GovKathyHochul) April 5, 2024
Aftershocks of these sizes are normal and are not expected to cause further damage.
A Pennsylvania man was getting a vasectomy when a rare earthquake struck the New York City area Friday morning — forcing the surgeon to set down his scalpel as the poor guy wondered whether “a train was passing,” he said.
“The doctor was like, ‘I think this is an earthquake.’ I figured he was messing with me, but he had to stop because everything was shaking,” Justin Allen of Horsham told the Guardian.

New Yorkers who were lucky enough to still be in bed after 10 a.m. on a Friday are taking to social media to describe their wake-up call:
Waking up in NYC today like #earthquakepic.twitter.com/G56QonSKBi
— Eddy Padilla (@eddypadilla80) April 5, 2024
And of course, anticipating that there'll be someone to ruin the fun:
Waiting for somebody to post a community note indicating this video is not from the New York earthquake. 😀 pic.twitter.com/9KGHYM9Orp
— Anthony Dohrmann (@tdohrmann) April 5, 2024