Earthquake, aftershocks shake New York, New Jersey

An earthquake shook the Northeast on Friday, along with aftershocks throughout the day. We have live team coverage of the impact and cleanup efforts in New York and New Jersey.

[bornwin]

New York probably the scariest place for an earthquake. All the tall buildings and people living and working in them.

[joanmorris]

I was in the middle of praying when the earthquake hit. Thank God no lives were lost🙏🏾

[Cookingwithdoon]

In January 12 /2010 we had an earthquake 7.1 magnitude in Haiti and it last 35 second more than 300.000 people died and I was there, I will never forget that moment.

[sueprator]

One lady spokesperson this AM on MSNBC was stating according to her that "its not the shaking you think but kind of shifting....". As a native San Franciscan, I need to tell you EACH EARTHQUAKE IS DIFFERENT. Some roll, some deeply rumble as you hear them coming, some JOLT, and SOME definitely SHAKE. There are many different types of earthquake feels.

[MH-pzwf]

Don't know what kind of mayhem would happen if an earthquake great than 6 ever hit the east coast. Scary

[mmsmith]

Most people would feel terrified by an earthquake if they've never felt one before, especially in New York in those skyscrapers, which is understandable.

[tmarie]

I was in the Alaskan earthquake in 1964 which was a 9.2 ! I will never forget it, I remember every little detail about that day. It was good Friday and my sister's school was closed which was a good thing because the roof collapsed.

[borountree]

California resident and I can tell you I would NOT want to be indoors in a quake that size in a building that was not engineered to withstand quakes.

[PikaPetey]

I felt the shaking in my home and my first thought was the washing machine must have been off balance. But the shaking was so severe I was like like "OH NO!! THE WASHING MACHINE IS GOING TO TEAR ITSELF APART!!" Ran downstairs and it wasn't running. "Huh... oh! that must have been an eathquake!"

[KRoc]

Prayers for those who are being displaced from their home.

[FeliciaQueen]

Those pesky aftershocks. As a native Californian, I feel for the people on the East Coast. They're not used to the earth suddenly shaking beneath them.

[alphabravo]

I can't imagine the scare of being in the subway at the time.

[reillymoore]

Aftershock at 5:59 PM hit here in the Bronx - walking about half-mile from Yankee Stadium and someone yelled out their window - "another one!!"

[ron]

Sad for those tenants.
But surely could have been much worse.

[judysocal]

The dad explaining it to his little girl was so sweet.

[marykali]

So the earthquake 2 days ago in Taiwan is the direct shot to earths crust. Sure to feel quakes elsewhere. That quake was a 7.5! That’s huge.

[vinettacalder]

There is a lot to thank God for it could be worse

[mrrice]

That 4.8 earthquake is big news on the east coast cause they aren’t used to it. A 4.8 in California would barely make the evening news

[jazlenmason]

For me, it was the sound that tipped me off. I was sitting at my desk alone in a quiet office when it hit, and at first I thought it was a passing train or truck. But the rumble was DEEP. Like how things sound when you need to pop your ears? Muffled, almost like you could be imagining it. It made me feel a little sick tbh

[phylliswurm]

It seems scarier when it happens at night.