Wow! A M4.8 struck in New Jersey this morning around 10:30 am local time. Shaking was widely felt from Maine to Washington D.C. Did you feel this earthquake? Share your experience here: earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/ev…

The USGS Prompt Assessment of Global Earthquakes for Response (PAGER) is a green alert for shaking-related fatalities and economic losses. There is a low likelihood of casualties and damage.

Earthquakes along the Atlantic Seaboard are uncommon but not unheard of.  Earthquakes with magnitudes near or above 5 struck near New York City in 1737, 1783, and 1884.

M4.8 is not large enough to cause damage, apart from light effects in the immediate epicentral region. It is large enough to be strongly felt, especially in the east, where earthquake shaking travels through the crust more efficiently than it does out west.

While earthquakes in this region may be rare, earthquakes can happen anywhere. ~75% of the US could experience a damaging earthquake.

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We hope everyone is safe and if you felt shaking, you took a protective action like Drop, Cover, and Hold On. Learn more about how to protect yourself here: shakeout.org/northeast/