Explosions, shaking on Roosevelt Island caused by NYC earthquake
NY Post
A minor earthquake caused the reported explosions on Roosevelt Island early Tuesday, city officials said.
City officials thought there was a blast on the island but turns out it was the quake, said Camilie Joseph Varlack, chief of staff for Mayor Eric Adams.
Authorities reported the 1.7 magnitude quake hitting under Astoria, Queens, a little before 6 a.m., around the same time calls of explosions came in to local authorities.
“At 0545 hours, a 1.7 Magnitude earthquake occurred in the Astoria Queens Area. It’s location was 0.5 miles ENE of Astoria at a depth of 5 km,” New York City’s Office of Emergency Management tweeted.
The US Geological Survey agency also registered the quake.
The FDNY was called to The Landings, an apartment community on Main Street for a report of shaking and explosions around the same time.
