Earthquake felt in Massachusetts: ‘My apartment building just shook’
A 4.8 magnitude earthquake shook the East Coast Friday morning, as Bay State residents felt the quake from hundreds of miles away.
The earthquake was reported at 10:23 a.m., with the quake’s center in northern New Jersey near Lebanon.
Shaking was felt in cities along the I-95 corridor, including Boston.
“BREAKING: 4.8 magnitude earthquake reported in the Northeast. Shaking felt in New York City, Philadelphia and Boston,” The Weather Channel posted.
The National Weather Service’s Boston office has received several reports of an earthquake felt in southern New England.
“Preliminary reports from the @USGS indicate a M4.8 earthquake was recorded in north-central NJ,” NWS Boston posted.
Comments were flooding in on social media, as Boston-area residents reported feeling the quake.
One person wrote, “My apartment building just shook for a couple seconds. Anyone else feeling this in Boston???”
More Stories
Beyond Algorithmic Echo Chambers: The Rise of Authentic Lifestyle Communities in Europe’s Creator Economy
Europe’s social media landscape is undergoing a quiet revolution. After more than a decade of polished influencer culture, algorithmic homogenization,...
What UK SMEs Should Know About Workplace EV Charging
A workplace EV charge point used to be a perk reserved for headquartered corporates. The picture in 2026 looks different....
Apprenticeships ‘tougher to land than Oxbridge places’ as ministers pledge £600m for 60,000 new starts
In a claim that will resonate with thousands of school-leavers wading through a torrent of rejection emails this summer, the...
Farage promises tax-free overtime in £5bn pitch to working Britain
Reform UK leader vows to lift income tax from overtime pay for anyone earning under £75,000, a policy he says...
Overseas investors retreat from UK commercial property as red tape bites
Britain’s pitch as the most reliable address in European real estate has taken a knock. Foreign investors, the lifeblood of...
Alvotech founder Robert Wessman threatens to quit Britain over ‘anti-wealth’ tax regime
The Icelandic-born billionaire behind Nasdaq-listed biosimilars group Alvotech has become the latest international entrepreneur to warn that Britain’s tax direction...
