In April, a 4.8-magnitude earthquake rattled New York City and the tri-state area. Around 42 million people felt the shaking as far south as Washington, D.C., and as far north as the New York ...

The agency reported a quake at 10:23 a.m. with a preliminary magnitude of 4.8, centered near Lebanon, New Jersey, or about 45 miles west of New York City and 50 miles north of Philadelphia.

An earthquake shook the New York City area Friday with a preliminary magnitude of 4.8, officials said.

A minor earthquake of 1.7 magnitude hit New York City on Jan. 2 earlier this year. It was measured in Astoria, Queens, around 5:45 a.m. No one was injured.

Based on historical precedent, Armbruster says the New York City metro area is susceptible to an earthquake of at least a magnitude of 5.0 once a century.

In New York City’s Astoria neighborhood, Cassondra Kurtz was giving her 14-year-old Chihuahua, Chiki, a cocoa-butter rubdown for her dry skin.

Earthquakes with magnitudes near or above 5 struck near New York City in 1737, 1783 and 1884, the USGS said. Friday’s rumbles also stirred memories of the Aug. 23, 2011, earthquake that jolted ...

The agency reported a quake with a preliminary magnitude of 4.7, centered near Lebanon, New Jersey, or about 45 miles west of New York City and 50 miles north of Philadelphia.