A 6- to 7-maginitude earthquake is possible [for New Jersey], but seems very unlikely, said Miller, while explaining the Ramapo Fault line does not trigger anything above a magnitude 3 on average.
At 10:23 a.m. on Friday, April 5, New York City was rattled by a 4.8-magnitude earthquake. You may not normally associate New York City with earthquakes, but they do occasionally happen.