New Yorkers ‘survive’ the tremor; they sell allusive t-shirts

An unusual 4.8 magnitude earthquake occurred yesterday around New York, causing slight tremors for a few seconds in numerous neighborhoods of the megalopolis and even interrupting a meeting of the UN Security Council about Gaza.

The earthquake occurred “at 10:23 am (local time) seven kilometers northeast of Whitehouse Station, New Jersey,” the border state of New York, across the Hudson River, and at a depth of five kilometers, according to he US Institute of Geophysics (USGS). No significant damage or injuries were reported.

The slight tremor was felt in numerous neighborhoods in the boroughs of Manhattan and Brooklyn, causing an avalanche of messages on social networks.

The earthquake was also felt at Yankee Stadium, where preparations continued for the first game of the season at the venue.

Later, at 5:59 pm (local time), New York and New Jersey experienced a 4.0 aftershock, which also caused no damage.

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The 4.8 magnitude earthquake recorded yesterday morning is the second most intense tremor in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut since the one recorded on September 5, 1944 in the town of Massena, on the border with Canada.

Due to the unusual nature of the earthquakes in the region, as well as the lack of damage, New Yorkers joked about having “survived the earthquake”; Some even sold t-shirts from the event.

Dominika Uniejewska, a resident of New Jersey, shared that she had never experienced an earthquake.

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