Explosion sounds and ground-shaking were reported in the early hours of Tuesday (Jan 2) morning in Roosevelt Island in New York City, media reports said.
A minor earthquake caused the reported explosions on Roosevelt Island early Tuesday, city officials said.
City officials thought there was a blast on the island but turns out it was the quake, said Camilie Joseph Varlack, chief of staff for Mayor Eric Adams
Authorities reported the 1.7 magnitude quake hitting under Astoria, Queens, a little before 6 a.m., around the same time calls of explosions came in to local authorities.
“At 0545 hours, a 1.7 Magnitude earthquake occurred in the Astoria Queens Area. It’s location was 0.5 miles ENE of Astoria at a depth of 5 km,” New York City’s Office of Emergency Management tweeted.
At 0545 hours, a 1.7 Magnitude earthquake occurred in the Astoria Queens Area. It's location was 0.5 miles ENE of Astoria at a depth of 5 km. https://t.co/n3s7JLPPA2
— NYC Emergency Management (@nycemergencymgt) January 2, 2024
The US Geological Survey agency also registered the quake.
The FDNY was called to The Landings, an apartment community on Main Street for a report of shaking and explosions around the same time.
The blasts were said to have occurred south of the Roosevelt Island Bridge and Tramway, according to fire officials — and residents of both Manhattan and Queens sounded the alarm, WNBC reported.
The scene was eventually turned over to Con Edison, the FDNY said.
A Con Edison spokesman told The Post that no service disruptions were reported, and no one lost power.
The FDNY was called to The Landings, an apartment community on Main Street, minutes before 6 a.m. for a report of shaking and explosions, the department said.
The blasts were said to have occurred south of the Roosevelt Island Bridge and Tramway, according to fire officials — and residents of both Manhattan and Queens sounded the alarm, WNBC reported.
Russia’s consulate general unaware of any Russians injured in explosion in New York City
Russia is closely watching the situation in the wake of an explosion on Roosevelt Island in New York City, Russian Consul General in New York Alexander Zakharov said in a comment for Rossiya-24 television.
"So far, there has been no [information] about any injuries, moreover among Russians, from among students of a university located on that island. We will watch the situation closely," he said.
Calls were received for reports of "a building shaking and explosion" at 5:54 a.m. local time (10:54 a.m. GMT) on Tuesday.
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