Minor earthquake shakes New York metro area and New Jersey residents.

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Minor earthquake shakes New York metro area and New Jersey residents.
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A 2.2 magnitude earthquake was confirmed just outside of New York City in Westchester County, an uncommon occurrence in the nation's most populated metro area. Major earthquakes are rare in the New York City area, with the last shake to measure a magnitude of 5.0 or more in the region occurring in 1884. Some residents of the tri-state area took to Twitter to react.

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