Earthquake Rattles New Yorkers’ High-Rise Buildings
NEW YORK – Some residents in Astoria, Queens, and surrounding areas had an unexpected start to their Tuesday morning as a 1.7 magnitude earthquake hit the area at around 5:45 am. The earthquake, initially mistaken for a building explosion, caused some concern among residents, but fortunately, no serious damage or injuries were reported. According to Jessica Turner, a geophysicist with the United States Geological Survey (USGS), the earthquake was relatively small, but some residents living …