A magnitude-3 earthquake struck the New York City metropolitan area on Saturday evening, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
The USGS said the earthquake occurred at 10:18 p.m. local time near Hasbrouck Heights, N.J., which is about 7 miles directly west of Harlem, New York City.
Magnitude-3 earthquakes are often felt but do not typically cause damage. Social media users were quick to describe their experiences.
“I AM FINE,” a post on the social platform X read from the Empire State Building account.
The earthquake did not occur near a plate boundary; rather, it resulted from faulting at shallow depths in the crust, according to the USGS.
Another earthquake struck an area approximately 37 miles west-southwest of Hasbrouck Heights in April 2024. That tremor had a magnitude of 4.8, the USGS said. The USGS said the weekend earthquake is not an aftershock or related to the other earthquake.
