News by Stefan Mychajliw and Robert Chartuk on South Shore Press

Earthquake Rattles Region

Long Islanders were rattled Friday when an earthquake measuring an impressive 4.8 on the Richter Scale rumbled across the region. With its epicenter near Whitehouse Station, NJ, about 50 miles west of New York City, the quake was followed by 32 smaller aftershocks into early Saturday evening, the U.S. Geological Survey reported.