Earthquakes do happen on the East Coast — but they’re typically much weaker than their West Coast counterparts.
A 4.4 magnitude earthquake struck 6 miles outside of Dover, Delaware.
Social media users in Washington D.C. and New York City said they felt the quake.
The strongest shaking near the earthquake’s epicenter could have caused moderate damage, according to the USGS.
Delaware got hit with a 4.4 magnitude earthquake late Thursday afternoon, and shaking was felt as far away as New York City.
The quake’s epicenter was just over 6 miles (10 km) from Dover, Delaware and hit at a depth of 4.3 miles (7 km).
Twitter users in Washington D.C., Brooklyn, and other locations on the Eastern Seaboard say they felt tremors.
The map above show’s the quake’s reach. The rings around its epicenter — represented by the yellow star on the map — show the varying degrees of intensity of the shaking.
Tech: Delaware just got hit with a 4.4 magnitude earthquake, and people in New York City say they felt it
