Celebrities lose it over New York City earthquake as 4.8-magnitude tremor is felt in New Jersey and Philadelphia
- The Big Apple was rocked by tremors in ‘shaking buildings’ on Friday
- New York State Governor Kathy Hochul said her team was “assessing the impact”
- Dozens of famous faces rushed to social media to respond to the phenomenon
Celebrities have flooded social media to share their shock following a magnitude 4.8 earthquake near New York City.
The Big Apple, along with New Jersey and Philadelphia, was rocked by tremors on Friday, with people reporting “shaking buildings.”
New York State Governor Kathy Hochul said her team “we are assessing the impact and any damage that may have occurred, and we will keep the public informed throughout the day.”
Dozens of famous faces – including Jessica Chastain and Barbara Corcoran – rushed to respond to the phenomenon.
New York, along with New Jersey and Philadelphia, was rocked by an earthquake on Friday, with people reporting “shaking buildings”
Real estate mogul Barbara Corcoran, 75, was one of the first to mock the situation on Instagram
Real estate magnate Barbara, 75, was one of the first to ridicule the situation.
She shared on Instagram a video of herself standing in a bathtub with a coffee cup in hand as she comically swayed back and forth.
The overlay text read “everyone in NYC now” before she added a backing track of Carole King’s I Feel The Earth Move.
Elsewhere, former CNN anchor Don Lemon, who is set to marry his longtime partner Tim Malone this weekend in Manhattan, took to X, formerly known as Twitter, to write: ‘Just had an earthquake in New York. Did you feel it?’
This was echoed by actress Busy Phillips, who also noted the shock, adding: ‘Just like boys. I think there was an earthquake in New York.”
Oscar winner Jessica Chastain said: ‘Did we just have an earthquake?! NYC.”
She then shared a later tweet that read, “This is really crazy. I hope everyone is doing well and that our buildings are not damaged.’
Media personality Megyn Kelly posted that she felt the quake in Connecticut and asked: ‘Did we just have an earthquake? (In CT).”
Dozens of other famous faces rushed to X, formerly known as Twitter, to respond to the phenomenon
The city of 8.5 million is not considered an earthquake hotspot, but its five boroughs are riddled with fault lines that could collapse dozens of buildings
US commentator Chris Hayes added: ‘Um, that was an earthquake in NYC????’
Cara Buono, who played Karen Wheeler in Stranger Things, also revealed her unique experience of the earthquake.
“I haven’t been here in a while, but what are the chances of being hit by an earthquake in the middle of a mammogram in New York,” she wrote.
‘The sweet technician and I had a good laugh (when it was over). Even if there is an earthquake, it is important to have your mammogram! #earthquake #nyc #mammogram.”
Experts had previously warned that NYC was already long overdue for an earthquake.
The city of 8.5 million is not considered an earthquake hotspot, but its five boroughs are riddled with fault lines that could collapse dozens of buildings.
New York last experienced a major earthquake in 1884.