REVEALED: The biggest earthquakes to rock the East Coast in history - including ... trends now By Nikki Main Science Reporter For Dailymail.Com Published: 16:17 BST, 5 April 2024 | Updated: 16:17 BST, 5 April 2024 Viewcomments A 4.8 magnitude earthquake rattled New Jersey and New York City on Friday, adding itself to the long list of earthquakes to hit the east coast of the US. The earthquake occurred at about 10:23 a.m. ET roughly four miles northeast of Whitehouse Station, New Jersey. This is the first time that a major earthquake hit the East Coast since 2011 when a 5.9 magnitude earthquake struck just outside Washington, DC - tremors were felt from North Carolina up to Maine. The largest earthquake recorded to hit the US occurred in Charleston, South Carolina in 1886, killing 60 people In 2002, a 5.1 magnitude earthquake struck the center of the Adirondack Mountains and damaged a 200-foot portion of a road near Plattsburgh, New York. Another major earthquake struck Reading, Pennsylvania in 1994, registering at 4.6 and at the time, was one of the strongest to hit the region in recorded history. It caused about $2 million worth of damage, causing the most destruction on the East Coast since the 1944 earthquake hit New York. Messena, New York suffered $2 million in property damage in 1944 when a 5.8 magnitude earthquake - the largest to ever hit the state - destroyed chimneys, home foundations and plumbing systems. The $2 million recorded in 1944 would amount to roughly $35 million in 2024. However, the largest earthquake to hit the East Coast in recorded US history was in 1886 when a 7.3 magnitude hit Charleston, South Carolina. The quake killed 60 people and caused substantial damage to nearly every structure in the the city, with addition destruction reaching central Ohio. Earthquakes have been recorded in the US dating all the way back to 1700, but it wasn't until 1964 that the largest earthquake on record struck Prince William Sound, Alaska. The earthquake was ranked as a 9.2 magnitude out of 10, and was the second largest ever recorded around the world, coming in after a magnitude 9.5 hit Chile in 1960. More to follow.... Share or comment on this article: REVEALED: The biggest earthquakes to rock the East Coast in history - including 7.8 quake that killed 60 people in South Carolina All rights reserved for this news site (dailymail) and under his responsibility