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No Damages From NJ Earthquake In Lower Southampton: Officials
Lower Southampton Township residents were lighting up social media regarding the earthquake that rattled homes and buildings Friday morning.
LOWER SOUTHAMPTON TOWNSHIP, PA —An apparent earthquake rocked the East Coast Friday morning, authorities said.
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake was detected with an epicenter seven kilometers northeast of Whitehouse Station in New Jersey, according to the United States Geological Survey, which monitors earthquakes.
"We did not receive any damage or any problems from the earthquake we just experienced," The Neshaminy School District stated in a Facebook post.
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Facebook pages for Lower Southampton Township lit up with people asking whether there was an earthquake and that there was a whole lot of shaking going on.
Reports of buildings shaking began about 10:30 a.m. and lasted for approximately 30 seconds. The shaking was felt as far as New York City, Philadelphia, and Massachusetts, according to reports.
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