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Engineers say the city’s building code is meant to prevent the collapse of buildings and was amended starting in 1995.
Classes will resume Monday morning, education officials said.
The guidance is geared toward the West Coast but a lot of it is still relevant for New York area residents.
The historic series of events caught area residents by surprise and sent officials scrambling to confirm the extent of the damage.
Emergency management officials said they needed to confirm the earthquake and compose guidance for the public.
Officials in New York and New Jersey report no reports of significant damage so far.
The earthquake that shook the New York City area on Friday morning was one of the largest recorded on regional seismographs
The quake lasted less than a minute but the extent of the damage is unclear.