YONKERS, N.Y. (PIX11) – Did you feel it? A minor earthquake hit parts of Westchester County and the lower Hudson Valley shortly before 2 a.m. Friday, according to the United States Geological Survey.
The agency said the tremor was a 2.2-magnitude earthquake. The epicenter was located at the W.B. Thompson Mansion in Yonkers.
The depth of the earthquake was about 5.5 miles, according to the USGS. It could be felt in Yonkers, Hastings-on-Hudson, Dobbs Ferry, Eastchester, and areas of northern New Jersey, including Trenton, per the agency.
“I would say the ground shook for about three to five seconds,” said Erica Diggs, who heard and felt the earthquake from her home in Englewood, New Jersey. “I felt the whole house shaking. It was like somebody grabbed the whole house and just shook it.”
The USGS logged more than 200 reports from people across the tri-state area within 15 miles of the epicenter. Residents in parts of White Plains and New Rochelle also took to social media to report feeling vibrations from the earthquake.
No injuries or structure damage were reported.