Yes, There Was Just An Earthquake In The Northeast
You can imagine my alarm, lying on my sofa, working VERY HARD, when suddenly my Brooklyn apartment began trembling.
Suddenly, my Slack was aflame: Did we, in NYC, have an EARTHQUAKE?
I am just kidding: No one replied to me.
But no, USGS, a service I have never heard of, confirmed a 4.8 earthquake in New York and New Jersey. My MIL confirmed that she felt it in Connecticut. Connecticut! Further reports from my group chats suggest Philly and Boston.
⚠Preliminary info: #earthquake (#sismo) about 20 mi W of North Plainfield (New Jersey) 1 min ago (local time 10:23:19)❗MAGNITUDE NOT AVAILABLE YET❗Updates at:📱https://t.co/IbUfG7TFOL🌐https://t.co/AXvOM7I4Th🖥https://t.co/wPtMW5ND1t pic.twitter.com/8bBRdU6A9S
— EMSC (@LastQuake) April 5, 2024
Naturally, Twitter (sorry, X) began flooding with people asking whether they had actually just experienced an earthquake, or if it was just, say, construction:
Y’all felt that too? #earthquake pic.twitter.com/6Lp1TfUZ17
— Chronically Underwhelmed (@ExVilln) April 5, 2024
Dear California… how the FUCK do you live like this? #earthquake
— Elie Mystal (@ElieNYC) April 5, 2024
all of New York right now. #earthquake pic.twitter.com/vUEAs6VuvU
— .kelleee. (@_helluvalife) April 5, 2024
Everyone in NY just now. #earthquake pic.twitter.com/Xo68kzNXvC
— Andrew LaSane (@laptop_lasane) April 5, 2024
I AM FINE
— Empire State Building (@EmpireStateBldg) April 5, 2024
Did……….Harlem shake?
— Kakarot🇹🇹 (@StevieKnicks21) April 5, 2024
Eric Adams about to send 500,000 cops to the earth’s core.
— Kazembe Balagun (@Bronxbanlieue) April 5, 2024
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
the woman was too stunned to speak pic.twitter.com/kZCyKuPkaG
— maha (@mahaaaay) April 5, 2024
U know ur east coast is showing when u experience an earthquake for the 1st time and ur first thought is “NO the apartment building is collapsing from structural damages and my shitty landlord NOOO”
— Keara Sullivan (@superkeara) April 5, 2024
We'll keep you posted with updates.
