EARTHQUAKE ROCKS ROCKLAND COUNTY, NYC, NJ AND FELT ACROSS EAST COAST

An earthquake was just felt on the East Coast on the United States, triggering frenzied phone calls from Manhattan to Rockland County to Montclair, Brooklyn, to Lakewood and Long Island.

Preliminary indications show it as a 4.8 quake epicentered in northern New Jersey. The tremors were felt about 10:20 a.m.

The U.S. Geological Survey said residents reported rumbling across the Eastern Seaboard. The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake hit 7 km north-northeast of White House station, in Hunterdon County.

No injuries were immediately reported.

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul posted on X that her team was assessing impacts and any possible damage.

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