New York City hit with an aftershock after experiencing a rare 4.8-magnitude earthquake

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• The East Coast was rocked by a rare 4.8 magnitude earthquake on Friday morning.
• The US Geological Survey warned that the region will be hit with aftershocks.
• By Friday evening, New York City was hit with an aftershock, the USGS confirmed.

New York City experienced an aftershock just hours after it was hit with a rare 4.8 magnitude earthquake on Friday morning.

The NYC Emergency Management Agency said on X around 6 p.m. local time that it was experiencing "shaking" at the facility.

The US Geological Survey confirmed the aftershock, according to the city agency.

Following the 4.8 magnitude earthquake, a USGS seismologist warned that the East Coast could experience aftershocks in the "two or three range."

The Friday morning earthquake was a rare seismological event that was felt by the entire tristate area, from Norfolk, Virginia, and Philadelphia to Boston and Maine, according to the USGS.

According to a 2019 report on earthquake mitigation, it may have been the largest earthquake felt by the state of New Jersey in about 250 years.

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