New York City and the broader East Coast were shaken by a 3.0-magnitude earthquake late on August 2, reminding locals of a significantly larger quake that startled the region in April 2024 .

The earthquake, which occurred at 10:18 P.M. local time, was centered near Hasbrouck Heights, N.J., about 10 miles from downtown Manhattan, at a depth of about six miles, according to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). Neither New York City nor Bergen County, N.J., where Hasbrouck Heights is located, reported major damage or injuries, according to the New York Times .

Earthquakes large enough to be felt are uncommon in the eastern U.S. “It’s a pretty quiet part of the country,” Benjamin Fernando, a seismologist at Johns Hopkins University, told Scientific American in 2024.

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