A small earthquake rattled the New York metropolitan space on Saturday night time.
The US Geological Survey (USGS) stated the tremor had a magnitude of three.0.
It hit within the New Jersey suburb of Hasbrouck Heights, lower than 8 miles (13km) west of Central Park, at a depth of about 6.2 miles (10km).
One resident of New York’s Brooklyn borough described it as a really transient tremor, only a slight swaying for a second.
However, social media shortly lit up with individuals who felt it. The official account of the Empire State constructing reported in on the social platform X to say: “I AM FINE.”
The tremor was a lot milder than a 4.8-magnitude quake in 2024 that struck in Tewksbury, New Jersey, slightly farther west of town.
A 3.0 earthquake is usually not robust sufficient to trigger any injury – however tremors that gentle are considerably uncommon within the north-eastern US.
New York Metropolis emergency administration stated there have been no quick experiences of main impacts.
