Earthquake centered near New York City rattles much of the Northeast

By JENNIFER PELTZ
Associated Press

NEW YORK (AP) — Officials say an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 4.8 shook the densely populated New York City metropolitan area. Residents reported they felt rumbling across the Northeast on Friday morning. The quake was centered in New Jersey about 45 miles west of New York City and 50 miles north of Philadelphia. New York City’s emergency notification system said more than 30 minutes after the quake that it had no reports of damage or injuries in the city. Motorists in midtown Manhattan blared their horns on shuddering streets. People in Baltimore, Philadelphia, Connecticut and other areas of the Northeast also reported shaking.