Overview

• The quake struck at 10:18 p.m. on August 2 at a depth of about 6.2 miles beneath Hasbrouck Heights, New Jersey.
• Seismic waves were recorded by the USGS and residents reported shaking in New York City, Westchester, Long Island and parts of Connecticut.
• Over 10,000 citizen reports to the USGS “Did You Feel It?” system helped confirm the intensity distribution and verify that no damage occurred.
• USGS seismologists attributed the event to shallow intraplate faulting within the Ramapo fault system rather than plate-boundary activity.
• NYC Emergency Management and partner agencies continue to monitor for aftershocks and have urged residents to review earthquake preparedness guidelines.