Friday morning, April 5, saw an unusual seismic event in the New York City area. A 4.7-magnitude earthquake centered near Lebanon, New Jersey, sent tremors through parts of the Big Apple, Long Island, Connecticut, and New Jersey around 10:23 a.m., as reported by the U.S. Geological Survey.
Despite the widespread shaking, no damage has been reported thus far.
Dusk view of New York city’s lower Manhattan skyline, with the One World Trade Center skyscraper, as seen from Jersey City on March 27, 2024. NYC recently felt an earthquake that originated near Lebanon, New Jersey on Friday, April 5.
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Both New York Governor Kathy Hochul and New York City Mayor Adams have received updates regarding the situation. Governor Hochul assured the public on X, stating, “My team is assessing impacts and any damage that may have occurred, and we will update the public throughout the day.”
It’s safe to say New Yorkers had a lot to say about this rare occurance, with many taking to X (formerly Twitter) to confirm what they just felt. “Y’all felt that too?” one user posted, “Dear California… how the f**k do you live like this?” asked another.
Some users joked, making light of the strange occurrence:
as a 4.7 magnitude earthquake hit manhattan i couldn’t help but wonder…was my relationship with big structurally sound enough to withstand the impact? pic.twitter.com/zRqs43m5ZH
— layla (@laylology) April 5, 2024
Eric Adams about to send 500,000 cops to the earth’s core.
— Kazembe Balagun (@Bronxbanlieue) April 5, 2024
New York’s hottest club is the online earthquake discourse
— Maya Kaufman (@mayakauf) April 5, 2024
And of course, sharing some very New York City take about the phenomenon:
Yelling “I’M WALKING HERE” at a tectonic plate
— Robby Slowik (@RobbySlowik) April 5, 2024
i love living in nyc bc the rest of the world is going to be hearing ab this earthquake all day lmao
— ce n’est pas erica (@sourhoestarter) April 5, 2024
Train just stopped in the middle of a tunnel and sat for a second. Somebody said “There was an earthquake.” Nobody said anything for a second as the train kept sitting and a guy goes “Man, fuck this. I’m late for work.”
— Jason Diamond (@imjasondiamond) April 5, 2024
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