A group of Brooklyn kids will have to shake things up for phys-ed after their school gym was left with large cracks when a rare 4.8-magnitude earthquake rocked New York City Friday.
Some news reports suggest that a large earthquake is “due” in New York City because moderate ones with a magnitude of 5 or more typically occur every few hundred years.
An earthquake of 5.5 Magnitude was experienced by New York and New Jersey on Friday and a few hours after that, a second earthquake has been experienced by NYC. Check aftershocks predictions by the US Geological Survey.