Another earthquake just rattled the NY area — did you feel it?

Matthew Sedacca
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The New York area was rattled by another earthquake Saturday morning.

The magnitude 2.9 quake hit roughly 4 miles southwest of Gladstone, New Jersey, just before 9 a.m., according to the United States Geological Survey.

The epicenter is roughly 45 miles from the Big Apple

There were no initial reports of damage to structures, roadways, or infrastructure from the latest quake, according to the New Jersey Office of Emergency Management. 

Saturday’s temblor came just weeks after a rare magnitude 4.8 quake struck in the same area outside Lebanon, New Jersey, on April 5.

That quake, which was the strongest to hit the New York metro area since 1884, was felt by roughly 42 million people and caused modest chaos as New Yorkers rushed out of their homes and into the streets after the rumble.

The magnitude 2.9 quake hit roughly 4 miles southwest of Gladstone, New Jersey. USGS
The magnitude 2.9 quake hit roughly 4 miles southwest of Gladstone, New Jersey. USGS

At least 134 aftershocks have been reported since then.

New Jerseyans were astonished that another quake may have rattled their state in such a short timespan.

“NJ is not supposed to have earthquakes SO WHY THE F–K WE GETTING THEM?!” one X user wrote. 

“We got hit again! This is NOT NATURAL!” another New Jerseyite griped.