Overview

• The 3.6-magnitude temblor struck late Saturday, with shaking felt across New York City and parts of New Jersey.
• Authorities report no damage or injuries in the New York metropolitan area following the late-night quake.
• Two days earlier, a magnitude 4.4 earthquake hit Southern California’s Inland Empire at 9:32 a.m. local time, spawning a 3.1 aftershock and two smaller temblors near Rialto.
• Three days before the New York tremor, an 8.8-magnitude quake off Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula triggered tsunami warnings without causing significant onshore damage.
• Seismologists warn that unpredictable aftershocks and the transmission of waves through dense bedrock can cause tremors to be felt far from an epicenter.