New Jersey is hit by strong aftershock hours after 4.8 earthquake…with souvenir t-shirts already hitting NYC stores as footage shows barber trembling salon with child
New Jersey has been hit by a strong aftershock, hours after the Garden State and New York City were rumbled by a 4.8 earthquake.
Residents of the tri-state area reported the tremor around 6pm ET Friday. NYC Deputy Mayor Fabien Levy confirmed the shock on X.
He wrote: ‘We just felt what we assume is a small aftershock in New York City to today’s earthquake.’
He said he was awaiting further confirmation on its magnitude.
It came as New Yorkers are already shilling merchandise advertising Friday’s earthquake – in one of the quickest merch turnarounds in recent history.
A souvenir earthquake t-shirt is pictured on sale in NYC Friday, hours after a 4.8 earthquake
A New Jersey barber was captured on a camera carrying a child to safety, picking him up in his arms mid-cut.
Featuring slogans that boast about surviving the 4.8 quake, the shirts are currently selling for $10 apiece.
The earthquake rocking the city at 10:32am, causing mayhem for unsuspecting residents for several seconds. A New Jersey barber was captured on a camera carrying a boy to safety mid-cut , picking him up in his arms. Other similar scenes made rounds on social media.
The garments, meanwhile, were already being sold by sundown. Big Frog Custom T Shirts on Broadway was the one to take the jump, setting a precedent sure to be followed in coming days.
Storeowner Kerry Colley was seen propping one of the tees right outside – spurring a stream of comments on social media.
Urban Style Barbershop Steven is the one seen in the now viral footage. He’s pictured here outside his shop in Bedminster, NJ
Cones cordon off fallen debris from the historic Taylor’s Mill in Lebanon, N.J., Friday. The U.S. Geological Survey reported a quake at 10:23 a.m. with a preliminary magnitude of 4.8, centered near Whitehouse Station, 45 miles west of New York City and 50 miles north of Philly
