Urgent.. The strongest earthquake hits New York during a Security Council session "Gaza"
New York City, USA, was exposed to the strongest earthquake with a magnitude of 5.5 that struck New York and New Jersey, and the epicenter of the earthquake was in the city of Lebanon, New Jersey, 10 kilometers away.
The earthquake occurred at approximately 10:30 US local time, on Friday, 6:00 pm Cairo time today, Saturday.
The earthquake was felt by members of the Security Council during the Council session, which was discussing the killing of relief workers in Gaza Strip.
One of the pioneers of social networking sites said that The earthquake made “everything shake.”
Residents in Brooklyn said their homes shook.
The earthquake was also felt in countries Neighboring cities throughout the eastern United States – among others in Baltimore and Philadelphia.
The New York Fire Department said no damage was reported.
The Federal Aviation Administration said Flights in New York are expected to be delayed by more than half an hour due to the noise. About 8 hours later, residents of New York and New Jersey felt a secondary earthquake measuring 4 on the Richter scale, and the authorities issued a warning to residents to stay in their homes.
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