A small earthquake rocked parts of New Jersey and New York on Saturday night, according to officials.
The magnitude 3.0 quake struck six miles beneath the ground in Hasbrouck Heights, NJ, at 10:18 p.m., according to the United States Geological Survey.
The Bergen County borough is roughly 13 miles from Midtown, with tremors reported being felt in parts of Upper Manhattan, including Hell’s Kitchen, as well as Riverdale in The Bronx and even Staten Island. No injuries or damages were immediately reported in New York City, officials said.
Earth-rattling was felt for as much as 10 seconds in parts of the Garden State, one person said, with shorter shakes also reported in Nutley, NJ, about nine miles south of Hasbrouck Heights.
“It sounded like a bang, followed by a shake and it lasted about two seconds,” Erica Pirchio, 40, who was in Nutley, told The Post.
“I have experienced two earthquakes in New York and New Jersey and this was the most violent — I never heard an earthquake before that sounded like a thud,” said Pirchio, adding, “I thought one of my parents fell.”
Folks on Staten Island also reported hearing a remarkably loud boom.
“It almost sounded like a car hit the side of the house, the house was swaying,” said Evan Ferrer, 33, who was watching a movie with his girlfriend at their home near South Beach at the time of the rattling.
“The one from 2024 was longer, but didn’t have a boom as extreme as this. It was a boom followed by swaying that lasted for a few seconds.”
New Yorkers felt a rare magnitude 4.8 earthquake last April, which struck near Lebanon, NJ, but also sent shockwaves across Gotham.
Last week, six tiny earthquakes — ranging from magnitude .07 to 2.0 — rattled Morris County, NJ, within one 17-hour span.
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