New Yorkers react to 1.7 magnitude earthquake jolting Roosevelt Island, Queens

Kemberly Richardson is live in Astoria with the latest details.

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[harperr]

Meanwhile in Japan they are having real earthquakes.

[christineh]

Must have been a really slow news day. 1.7? Please.

[HopefulAmericaine]

I think for people who are making light of the situation and comparing it to cali and japan, you’re missing the point. None of these buildings are built to withstand earthquakes. They are relatively old too. So yes you’re right when you say it’s nothing compared to real earthquakes, but one broken something can create a bigger mess

[DTD]

I didn't know there was a fault line in Astoria. 125th Street in Harlem I knew about though.

The MTA better double check the stability of the BMT Astoria Line.

[RockFan]

What? USGS says we cant feel 1s and 2s. in CA we dont feel like them until its a 3 and thats barely a small rattle

[AndrewCox-wlbr]

Dude, I was stationed in Yuma, Arizona for 3 years. If this was an earthquake, then we practically had an earthquake every day.

[Ron-ds]

I went to school when they actually taught you things, in my Earth Science and Geology classes when we did earthquakes they said if it's under 3.5 you can't really feel it.... so the real question is what is this a cover-up for?

[SamNYC]

You can't feel anything below a 3

[THillick]

Can’t feel much below 4.xxxx. Feels like a semi-truck idling

[pvtread]

A 1.7?


JAPAN JUST HAD A 7.6 AND EVERYONE LOOKED CALM AS IF IT WAS JUST ANOTHER INCONVENIENCE!

[TercelRepairManual]

2024 needs to slow the heck down, we're only on day 2 here!

[jameslamberton]

Damn, seems like Kingpen is up to his old business again, hopefully Spiderman can stop him.

[tamarathejudeochristianmedium]

Looks like Kim bounced in from the slopes 💙🙏🏻💙

[rawestinrino-liverawstreet]

Im off 75th and York off the East River and I didn't hear or feel anything at all.. The UES is lying if they say they felt it

[wadeshull]

You might laugh at a small quake...but when those plates shift below the surface all it will take is a small one to cause a huge hole in the earth....

[Grimmes]

Im half Chilean and we dont blink an eye down there unless its 8.0 and above

[oACEo]

1.7 is nothing to us in Cali. hell i did not even feel the last several 4.0ers we had last year in 2023

[btroy]

Does anybody still lives in the sky scraper in NY?

[stephaniecannon]

It came to pass and yet unfolded elsewhere 👀 worldwide

[SueU-xu]

😂. 1.7 … and I’ve been around 3.5 to 5.5 … Japan just had 7.5 … imagine