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The Federal Aviation Administration has temporarily grounded each flights connected Friday astatine Newark and John F. Kennedy International Airports successful nan tri-state area pursuing a magnitude 4.8 earthquake that struck New Jersey.
There person been nary contiguous reports of harm pursuing nan tremor, which was felt crossed nan Northeast.
The FAA said successful an advisory that "customers tin expect imaginable presence holding into nan Newark, LaGuardia, JFK and Teterboro Airports owed to earthquake."
"Holding is expected until 1600 pinch delays of 30-45 minutes," it added.
United Airlines airplanes proceed to a runway astatine Newark Liberty International Airport successful beforehand of nan skyline of midtown Manhattan and nan Empire State Building successful New York City connected Jan, 27, 2024, successful Newark, New Jersey. (Gary Hershorn/Getty Images / Getty Images)
The earthquake measured astatine slightest 4.8 magnitude, according to nan U.S. Geological Survey. The measurement whitethorn alteration arsenic nan earthquake is investigated.
"My squad is assessing impacts and immoderate harm that whitethorn person occurred, and we will update nan nationalist passim nan day," New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said connected X.
New Jersey Transit besides said "Rail work system-wide is taxable to up to 20-minute delays successful some directions owed to span inspections pursuing an earlier earthquake."
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