Authorities verified that New Jersey had another 4.0 aftershock on Friday (local time), hours after a 4.8-magnitude earthquake.
Phil Murphy, the Governor of New Jersey tweeted, “New Jersey just experienced an aftershock. Please follow the emergency guidance below and avoid calling 911 unless you have an actual emergency”, through his official ‘X’ handle.
Kathy Hochul, Governor of the New York State, also confirmed the same on ‘X’, writing, “A 4.0 magnitude aftershock from this morning’s earthquake in New Jersey just occurred”.
“We are continuing to review critical infrastructure and there are no reports of significant damage at this time”, Hochul continued in her tweet.
The aftershock struck the same location in New Jersey as earlier, shortly before 6 p.m. on Friday (local time).
The United States Geological Survey (USGS) detected a 4.8-magnitude earthquake 7 killometres north-northeast of Whitehouse Station, New Jersey, on Friday.
The earthquake occurred at 19:53:20 (UTC) and had a depth of 116.5 km.
According to the USGS, the epicentre of the earthquake was located at 40.683°N latitude and 74.753°W longitude, respectively.
The New York Police Department confirmed that there were no damages or injuries reported.
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