Earthquake, aftershocks shake New York, New Jersey

This is CBS 2 News at 8 and right now an

earthquake

is shaking the Northeast and we're still feeling

aftershocks

from the damage near the epicenter in New Jersey and the cleanup efforts going on right now and this just sitting there waiting for the doctor and I simply If people share their stories, many feel the ground beneath them for the first time. Shake up, good night. I'm Maurice Tuad. This magnitude 4.8

earthquake

that occurred this morning was one of the largest on the East Coast in the last century and in the past. Within hours

aftershocks

were reported in our area, the earthquake is blamed for everything from cracks in the pavement to burst water pipes and more.

Tonight we have live coverage of the impact and cleanup efforts in Newark. Tonight, more than two dozen people are outside their homes. Due to the earthquake, authorities say their buildings are compromised. Laor board CBS 2 live in Newark with the latest. Lor and Maurice, that earthquake shook these three houses. Here you can see the extensive damage to the roofs that are now torn apart by the living residents. Now we are making arrangements to sleep somewhere else tonight, some of them are still in shock, so very strongly, this is the first time I feel Karina Cruise got out of bed by an unexpected earthquake when she ran out of her house on 7th Street in Newark.

She moved the roof now damaged many different people coming and saying we are supposed to go out because B is not safe for the house. The two multi-family homes next door were also deemed unsafe after authorities say their foundations may have shifted due to the earthquake. Building inspectors marked all three. houses with red stickers Paul Cary was forced to leave with his two cats. I heard this noise a little bit, but I guess it was outside. I figured something happened outside. 25 adults and three children. Now I am looking for a place to sleep with the help of homeless people.

Outreach Services I've been living here for almost 10 years, you know, and I don't feel anything. I don't feel any new work, but you know, just this one, very, very strong. I feel like I'm shaking, as you know. Neighbor Israel Yambo felt an earthquake in Puerto Rico a few years ago, but I never expected one in New Jersey that measures 6.3, this one measures 4 and something, but almost an s and then it is heard like a noise, like a sound that shook the nerves in throughout the Tri State and beyond. I thought it was a plane. I thought I was going to die and fortunately there were no injuries here, but again it is unclear when or if these residents will be able to return home.

We're live on the Lori network board CBS 2 News. The earthquake was centered in Readington, New Jersey, which is right next door. Ramapo Fault Line CBS 2's Christine Sloan spoke with people who felt the strongest tremors: the earthquake with its epicenter here in Readington, New Jersey and an aftershock just 20 minutes from where we are, shaking many nerves throughout New Jersey in the one that was at the kitchen sink and I was on the phone and it sounded like it was 10 freight trains going at the same time and I heard it felt like the house was jumping and then I thought what was that and then it started shaking the people residents in Readington and throughout New Jersey.

Feeling the ground shaking just after 10:30 on Friday morning, it was almost like a big truck was passing by and we felt a rumble and the house started to

shake

, but then the rumble after a few seconds became more intense , this father had to explain to his daughter what it felt like if something moved his house these things happen and that everyone is safe and everything is okay and it's all part of you you know what the Earth is doing is it's moving from every once in a while and things move something is really happening Bernardsville store owner

shake

n by 4.8 earthquake during his Instagram live stream in Readington the epicenter of the earthquake a tree collapsed on Roosevelt Road right after the shake and emergency crews responded to dozens of gas leaks and a little after 6:00 on Friday night as we were finishing up our Live Shot, the Earth shook again, there was an aftershock and we were standing here on the road in Readington and Joan Lorenzo, thank you very much for joining us, she was right next to us in the store at 258 Maine, what did you hear?

I was doing my client's hair and suddenly I felt that the Rumble again was not as bad as the first Rumble but it was definitely a replica of most of the damage in the township at this historic site on top of the grismill built in 1760 collapsing this property was very important to the American Revolution um we recently got some grants to clean and restore this property in anticipation of the country's 250th anniversary uh that work was completed now we're going to have to shift gears there have been no reports of injuries, but this earthquake is the loudest it has been felt in this area in years in Readington, New Jersey, Christine Sloan CBS 2 news and people all over the city could feel the rumble of the ground CBS 2's Dave Carlin talked to people about what it was like here in Manhattan when the ground started to shake some might compare it to the vibration felt here I was at home on 57th Street I thought it was a truck outside When did you realize it was an earthquake?

When did you know that? I received an alert. I was sitting there waiting for the doctor and I felt like I was in the chair getting my hair cut. Suddenly I feel the ground shaking. I thought it was the train. I had one about 10 years ago. a minor one, well how did this one feel compared to this one? This one was much stronger, well my girlfriend woke me up and asked me what was going on. I felt the bed shaking so uh, I thought, oh, it's probably an earthquake and then I just went back. to sleep it's my day off so I needed to sleep I felt like everything was swaying and it was very unusual I went back to work I thought about the train because when I looked at my phone I thought the trains weren't going to be running because when I saw it was a real earthquake I thought , oh God, the trains are going to be a problem and it wasn't, and you know everyone was doing their thing, everyone was like, did you feel it, did you feel it? you feel like I felt everything, I felt like the building was going to collapse and it wasn't a wave, nothing, you know, there was an earthquake in Queens a few years ago and I felt like I was in my kitchen and I felt like I was tiny. and I didn't feel this, I didn't feel the earthquake at all.

Some say it's a good thing. Dave Carlin CBS 2 News and our team's coverage of the earthquake continues in the next half hour. You can also find updates anytime at CBS new

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