Overview

• The USGS recorded the quake at 10:15 p.m. ET Saturday near Hasbrouck Heights, New Jersey, at a depth of about 10 kilometers.
• Residents in Brooklyn, Queens and Manhattan reported feeling a brief, low-intensity shake.
• New York City Emergency Management and Bergen County Executive Jim Tedesco confirmed no injuries or structural damage.
• The Empire State Building’s official X account reassured followers with a post stating “I’m fine.”
• Seismologists note magnitude 3.0 events are uncommon in the northeastern United States and far less powerful than the April 2024 Tewksbury, New Jersey tremor.