Small quake shakes the New York area. USGS says magnitude was 3.0
Aug 2, 2025, 7:46 PM | Updated: 8:10 pm
HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, N.J. (AP) — A small earthquake rattled the New York metropolitan area Saturday night.
The U.S. Geological Survey said the tremor had a magnitude of 3.0.
It hit in the New Jersey suburb of Hasbrouck Heights, less than 8 miles (13 kilometers) west of Central Park, at a depth of about 6.2 miles (10 kilometers).
One resident of New York’s Brooklyn borough described it as a very brief tremor, just a slight swaying for a moment.
Nevertheless, social media quickly lit up with people who felt it.
