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| -Signs, Portents, and the Weather- |
| 4.8 magnitude earthquake strikes New Jersey, shaking buildings in surrounding states |
| 2024-04-06 |
| [FoxNews] East Coast residents felt the earth move Friday morning as a minor earthquake hit New Jersey and was felt in surrounding areas, according to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). The earthquake measured at least 4.8 magnitude and struck near Lebanon, New Jersey, at 10:23 a.m., about 45 miles west of New York City and 50 miles north of Philadelphia, according to the USGS. An estimate indicates the quake might have been felt by more than 42 million people in 14 states from Maine to North Carolina. More than 152,000 Americans reported feeling shaking to the USGS. "Our region just experienced an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 4.7, with an epicenter near Readington in Hunterdon County," New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy said in a statement. "We have activated our State Emergency Operations Center. Please do not call 911 unless you have an actual emergency." AFTERSHOCKS ABOUND Around 6 Friday evening, folks in New Jersey, New York City's five boroughs and Connecticut felt a 4.0 magnitude aftershock that was recorded four miles southwest of Gladstone, New Jersey, according to the USGS. So far, the USGS said 11 aftershocks have been recorded since Friday morning's initial 4.8 rattler. |
| Posted by:Skidmark |
| #16 It's all good fun til someone puts their I out... |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2024-04-06 20:31 |
| #15 Hey! Even grammar Nazis can appreciate wordplay, I’ve heard. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2024-04-06 20:29 |
| #14 I smiled |
| Posted by: Frank G 2024-04-06 17:23 |
| #13 I figured better to have fun with it than to go all grammar nazi. |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2024-04-06 16:31 |
| #12 Merely sharing amusement my friend, nothing more... |
| Posted by: NoMoreBS 2024-04-06 15:53 |
| #11 I wasn't punning but highlighting the malapropism in an earlier comment. |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2024-04-06 15:24 |
| #10 The quality of commentary declines precipitously when punning is introduced! |
| Posted by: NoMoreBS 2024-04-06 15:22 |
| #9 And don't eat the lintel soup. I hear you can get splinters... |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2024-04-06 14:51 |
| #8 Maybe you can find a quart of lambs blood on Amazon for your lentil Frank…. |
| Posted by: Warthog 2024-04-06 14:33 |
| #7 Oh, crap...and I'm a first-born |
| Posted by: Frank G 2024-04-06 14:03 |
| #6 ^ Plague of boils at the UN. Oh, please please please... |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2024-04-06 13:21 |
| #5 Is something biblical happening, God telling us He has had enough? 1. "(New York Post) – […] Trump National Golf Course in Bedminster, New Jersey was at the epicenter of the 4.8-magnitude that rattled the New York City area on Friday." 2. The Statue of Liberty is hit by V=shaped bolt of lightening:  3. For the first time in 221 years, two broods of cicadas (not |
| Posted by: NoMoreBS 2024-04-06 13:18 |
| #4 ^ SOTD Candidate |
| Posted by: Frank G 2024-04-06 12:31 |
| #3 Even the earthquakes are leaving California. Snark O'The Day |
| Posted by: Deacon+Blues 2024-04-06 12:26 |
| #2 According to the Gaza Ministry of Health it was a 480.0 magnitude shock. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2024-04-06 07:37 |
| #1 Smaller than the one between Richmond and DC 13 years ago. |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2024-04-06 00:21 |