4.7 magnitude earthquake hits near New York. Tremor felt as far away as Manhattan.
No significant damage or injuries were immediately reported. New York's two international airports, Newark Liberty and John F. Kennedy, saw flights halted starting at 11 a.m. local time, according to the New York Times. At United Nations headquarters, cameras filming the Security Council meeting on the humanitarian crisis in Gaza began to shake. The slight tremor was felt in many neighborhoods in the boroughs of Manhattan and Brooklyn.