🚨BREAKING NEWS… A shallow earthquake just struck near New York City. Just 10 km deep, 3.0 magnitude. Epicenter was located in Hasbrouck Heights, NJ. Shaking felt throughout #NYC metro. #Earthquake #NJ #HasbrouckHeights
https://pix11.com/news/local-news/earthquake-shakes-nj/
A few more details here from the New York Times. @nytimes #earthquake #NYC #NJ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/02/nyregion/earthquake-new-york-new-jersey.html?smtyp=cur&smid=tw-nytimes
The Richter Scale explained here…
10km is approximately 6 miles deep which is described as a VERY shallow #earthquake. Even though the magnitude was low (3.0), the fact that it was SHALLOW caused it to be felt over a much wider area.
