4.8 Magnitude Earthquake Reported In Northeast US

A 4.8-magnitude earthquake struck the Northeast region of the United States on Friday (April 5), according to the United States Geological Survey.

The natural disaster was reported to be centered in Whitehouse Station, New Jersey, with a 1.0 kilometer (0.62 miles) depth. The USGS said it received 102 responses of residents having felt the earthquake at the time of publication Friday morning.

Several other residents in the Northeast shared posts claiming to have felt what they presumed was an earthquake prior to the USGS' confirmation as "#earthquake," "Did NYC," "Did New York," and "central NJ," were all trending on X Friday morning.

The Northeast earthquake came hours after two struck the same California city on Thursday (April 4). A 4.8-magnitude earthquake struck Belden shortly after a 4.5-magnitude earthquake.

The latter natural disaster was reported to be centered at a depth of 7.8 kilometers (4.8 miles), while the former centered at a depth of -1.0 kilometers (-0.621 miles).

A 6.8-magnitude earthquake was also reported to have struck the Northern Mariana Islands on Friday, according to the United States Geological Survey. The natural disaster was located in the Maug Islands region and centered at a depth of 222.0 kilometers (136.7 miles).

At least nine people died and more than 900 others were injured after a 7.4-magnitude earthquake that struck Taiwan, which was the strongest to hit the country in 25 years, on Tuesday (April 2).