A rare 4.8 magnitude earthquake centered near Whitehouse Station, New Jersey, rattled the greater New York City area on Friday morning.

The earthquake occurred at 10:23 a.m. EDT, according to the U.S. Geological Survey, and shook other northeastern cities including as far south as Philadelphia and as far north as Boston.

Gov. Kathy Hochul (D-NY) addressed the earthquake and said that the state is “assessing impacts” of the tremor.

“A 4.8 magnitude earthquake hit west of Manhattan and has been felt throughout New York,” Hochul said in a post on X. “My team is assessing impacts and any damage that may have occurred, and we will update the public throughout the day.”

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Earthquakes on the East Coast of the U.S. are rarer than in the West Coast and other places around the world. The most recent high profile earthquake on the East Coast occurred in Virginia in 2011.

This is a developing story and will be updated.