May 13, 2024

AndronETalksNews

AndronETalksNews

Earthquake Rattles Parts of Westchester County, NJ in Middle of Night

NBC New York

Did you feel it?

A small, 2.2 magnitude earthquake rattled the lower Hudson Valley and parts of northeast New Jersey early Friday morning, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The earthquake hit about a mile south of Hastings-on-Hudson in Westchester County (about three miles north of Yonkers) at 1:53 a.m., at a depth of 9.8 kilometers, the USGS said.

The town is just over 16 miles away from midtown Manhattan, so it’s possible some in or very close to New York City may have felt a shake!

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