{"id":114863,"date":"2025-08-03T05:45:13","date_gmt":"2025-08-03T05:45:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/114863\/"},"modified":"2025-08-03T05:45:13","modified_gmt":"2025-08-03T05:45:13","slug":"nyc-earthquake-actually-hit-new-jersey-saturday-night-nbc-new-york","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/114863\/","title":{"rendered":"NYC earthquake actually hit New Jersey Saturday night \u2013 NBC New York"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Did you feel it?<\/p>\n<p>A magnitude 3.0 earthquake shook New Jersey and New York late Saturday night. The U.S. Geological Survey reported the earthquake was centered around Hasbrouck Heights, New Jersey.<\/p>\n<p>If the earthquake triggered memories of last year&#8217;s big shake there are some key differences. Last year&#8217;s earthquake centered near Tewksbury, New Jersey, was a magnitude 4.8. That&#8217;s almost 20 times stronger than Saturday night&#8217;s earthquake. <\/p>\n<p>The Richter scales increases by a factor of ten, so a 4.0 is 10 times stronger than a magnitude 3.0. The epicenter of the Tewksbury quake was also closer to the surface, which can often lead to more violent shaking and damage.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0802-EARTHQUAKE-1.png\" loading=\"lazy\"   alt=\" \"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0404-EARTHQUAKE.png\" loading=\"lazy\"   alt=\" \"\/><\/p>\n<p>Although not often strong enough for most of us to feel them, earthquakes aren&#8217;t uncommon in the Northeast.<\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s actually an active fault running though the Garden State called the Ramapo Fault. Last month, there were at least five small earthquakes centered around Randolph, New Jersey, the largest a magnitude 2.0 on July 22.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Ramapo-Fault-1.png\" loading=\"lazy\"   alt=\" \"\/><\/p>\n<p>Earthquake reaction<\/p>\n<p>One resident of New York&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnewyork.com\/tag\/brooklyn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Brooklyn<\/a> borough described it as a very brief tremor, just a slight swaying for a moment.<\/p>\n<p>Nevertheless, social media quickly lit up with people who felt it. The official account of the Empire State Building reported in on the social platform X to say: \u201cI AM FINE.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The tremor was much milder than a 4.8-magnitude quake in 2024 that struck in Tewksbury, New Jersey, a little farther west of the city. <\/p>\n<p>A 3.0 earthquake is typically not strong enough to cause any damage, but tremors that mild are somewhat rare in the Northeast. <\/p>\n<p>New York City Emergency Management said there were no immediate reports of major impacts. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Did you feel it? A magnitude 3.0 earthquake shook New Jersey and New York late Saturday night. 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