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John F. Kennedy International Airports (New York) and Newark Liberty (New Jersey) closed this Friday after the 4.8 magnitude earthquake that shook northeastern U.SAs announced by the Governor of New York, Kathy Hochul.
In this area, the alert continues for the possibility of more aftershocks, like the one that occurred an hour later in Bedminster, New Jerseywith a magnitude of 2.0.
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In turn, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said in its X account that the earthquake could affect some air traffic facilities in New York, New Jersey, Philadelphia and Baltimore.
However, Hochul highlighted that the railway network Amtrak and the MTA operates without interruption.
In turn, representatives of Amtrak indicated, in testimonies collected by The New York Timesthat train speeds were restricted across the Northeast as crews inspected tracks for earthquake damage.
The city’s fire department New York They told EFE that, so far, no “serious incidents” have been recorded and that the authorities continue to “monitoring” the city.
According to the geological center of U.S (USGS), a magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck the northeastern United States at 10:23 a.m. local time (2:23 p.m. GMT), causing tremors from Philadelphia to Boston and shaking buildings in Manhattan and the five boroughs.
The USGS said the earthquake’s epicenter was in Lebanon, New Jersey, about 75 miles (120 kilometers) west of New York City, where some frightened residents ran into the streets and took to social media to wonder what had happened.
Source: Elcomercio
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