Magnitude 1.7 earthquake strikes Queens before tremors and blasts felt on Roosevelt Island in New York
- An earthquake struck the Astoria neighborhood of Queens at 10:45 a.m. Tuesday
- According to reports from the United States Geological Survey, the three-mile-deep quake was felt as far as 28 miles away
- Residents on Roosevelt Island reported feeling 'three booms and shakes' as emergency crews arrived before the earthquake struck
A borough of New York was hit by an earthquake measuring 1.7 on the Richter scale on Tuesday, the United States Geological Survey confirmed.
The earthquake's epicenter was in Astoria, Queens, according to the USGS Earthquake Information Center, which classified the quake as mostly “weak.”
The 3.1-mile earthquake started at 10:45 a.m. and was felt as far as 45 miles away in Bridgeport, a citizen told the USGS.
According to Notify NYC, there have been no reports of damage or injuries in New York.
Residents of Roosevelt Island in the Big Apple reported feeling “three booms and shakes” early Tuesday morning.
A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck the Astoria neighborhood of Queens, New York City on Tuesday
Firefighters initiated an emergency response protocol after “three pops and jolts” were felt on Roosevelt Island in New York City early Tuesday morning
Because the fire brigade had difficulty understanding the cause of the vibrations, a major emergency protocol was drawn up by the fire brigade.
Crews were called to the 580 block of Main Street, south of the Roosevelt Island Bridge & Tram, just before 6 a.m. after receiving reports of an explosion and shaking buildings, FDNY told DailyMail.com.
Residents of Roosevelt Island reported waking up this morning to at least “three booms and shakes,” with the third shaking “felt further away.”
An Astoria resident said the explosion was so violent it felt like “a truck had crashed into our building.”
'Loud bangs and a jolt. We're still trying to relax from that. Scary things,” they said.
“The shake woke me up all the way in Astoria!” said another man.