A rare earthquake has hit New Jersey, rattling buildings in New York City and its surrounding areas, around 10:20 Friday morning.
The United States Geological Survey said the 4.8-magnitude quake's epicentre was just north-east of Whitehouse Station, New Jersey.
A United Nations Security Council meeting on Gaza at its New York headquarters was temporarily paused due to the tremor.
Buildings were shaken in Brooklyn, rattling cupboard doors and fixtures.
There are no reports of major damage.
Social media users reported feeling the earthquake from Philadelphia up to New York and eastward along the coast.
Friday's earthquake was the strongest since 1983, when a 5.1 magnitude hit near the town of Newcomb in upstate New York.
A 5.0-magnitude quake was measured in New York City in 1884.
The US Geological Survey says Friday morning's 4.8 magnitude earthquake may have occurred at an old fault line that had become reactivated.
The epicentre of the tremor was near Lebanon, New Jersey, about 40 miles west of New York City.
The USGS says while there are no known active faults in the area, there are dozens of older inactive faults that formed millions of years ago.
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