[ad_1] New Yorkers have felt tremors before. In January, a 1.7 magnitude earthquake was recorded in Astoria, Queens, early in the morning, jolting awake residents who rushed outside and waited anxiously for firefighters to arrive. Last April, a 3.6 magnitude earthquake rocked the town of Adams Center, N.Y., and a month later, a 2.2 magnitude earthquake rattled parts of New York and New Jersey. In 2011, a 5.8 magnitude earthquake in Virginia led to the evacuation of City Hall and Midtown office buildings in Manhattan. But while the area actually…
In New York City, earthquakes are generally tiny, and unnoticed.
