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MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) -- An unprecedented earthquake rocked parts of the East Coast on Friday, April 5.
Experts said the quake had a magnitude of 4.8.
Scientists at UW- Milwaukee said they were able to capture data from the East Coast earthquake using a machine called a seismograph.
"Earthquakes happen across the world every single day, they are just not common here in the Midwest because we have rather stable sedimentary rocks compared to out east or out in California," said Robert Graziano, Geologist at UW-Milwaukee.
Graziano went on to say that the movement from Friday's East Coast earthquake sent ripples of energy throughout the entire earth.
New York's mayor said no injuries or major damage were reported because of the earthquake.
The historic quake impacted air travel with flights to airports In New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, and Newark being delayed while runways were inspected.
CBS 58 Sports Anchor Darius Joshua was in his hometown in New Jersey when the quake hit.
"Everything starts to shake, it almost feels like a train going by or something like that, but there are no tracks by us, so I just thought that was probably an earthquake, you know, a very rare occurrence here in New Jersey, said Joshua.
According to scientists, the largest earthquake centered near Milwaukee was in 1947.