BREAKING: Earthquake Hits Crown Heights

by CrownHeights.info

Ina rare incident Friday morning, an earthquake shook New York City, rattling Crown Heights along with the other boroughs.

At present, no damage or injuries have been reported.

This story is developing and will be updated as information becomes available.

Update 10:46am: The rating has again been updated to 4.8 on the Richter Scale and 4.7km in depth. Rep[orts are also surfacing of a structure collapse in a New Jersey town near the epicenter of the earthquake.

Update: 10:37am: The earthquake rating has been updated to 4.7 on the Richter Scale and just 5 km in depth.

Update 10:32am: The earthquake, centered in Northern New Jersey, was rated a 5.1 on the Richter Scale, according to https://www.emsc-csem.org/. The earthquake was noted as having taken place 10km in depth.

5 Comments

  • Anonymous

    Merrick, Long Island – windows and house were vibrating and rattling, but no pictures fell off walls. A rare earthquake today, a rare ellipse coming Monday…
    Does Jewish law say anything about strange occurrences like this
    happening so close in time?

  • No Different

    “rattling Crown Heights along with the other boroughs.”. Why would Crown Heights be any different?

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