I was sitting in the outdoor patio of Starbucks this afternoon when I felt the ground shake for a few seconds – maybe 10. At first, I thought I was imagining it or maybe somehow feeling the subway below but then started getting messages that an earthquake has hit the East Coast and it was being felt all over New York City including Roosevelt Island.
I spoke with several other Roosevelt Islanders who noticed their chairs shaking and bottles placed on tables moving around. Another person on the roof of a Riverwalk Building reported feeling the building swaying.
Cartapura tweeted:
whoa. felt the building move here in roosevelt island. effects of the earthquake in va.
Jonathan Kalkin tweeted:
Totally felt the earthquake, thought it was something else
The NY Times reported:
An earthquake sent tremors from the nations capital to New York City Tuesday afternoon, the result of what officials said was a 5.8 magnitude earthquake based in Virginia.
There were no immediate reports of damage.
It is not clear how far the earthquake spread, but tremors were felt throughout New York City office buildings and as far north as Concord, N.H….
CBS News is reporting that it was a 5.9 earthquake. Did you feel it?