New York City was hit by a 4.7 magnitude earthquake. The epicenter of the quake would have been recorded
"near Whitehouse station, in New Jersey, 65 km west of New York, according to the US Geological Survey"
, on the other bank of the Hudson River, indicates CBS media. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 5 km, according to the USGS. And no significant damage or injuries were immediately reported.
According to the British agency Reuters, which cites the European Seismological Center of the Mediterranean (CSEM), the earthquake reached magnitude 5.5.
“We have no information at this stage relating to significant damage (but) we continue to assess the situation
,” wrote on X the spokesperson for New York Mayor Eric Adams, Fabien Levy.
“I'M OKAY”
, also assured on X the account of the emblematic Empire State Building.
The slight tremor was felt in many neighborhoods in the boroughs of Manhattan and Brooklyn, causing a deluge of messages on social media platforms.
At United Nations headquarters, cameras filming the Security Council meeting on the humanitarian crisis in Gaza began to shake. The representative of the NGO Save the Children, Janti Soeripto, interrupted her speech describing the famine and the deaths.
“Is it an earthquake?”
, she asked.