Early Tuesday, New York City experienced a 1.7 magnitude earthquake, potentially linked to a series of small explosions on Roosevelt Island — between Manhattan and Queens, according to officials.
The U.S. Geological Survey recorded the earthquake at 5:45 a.m. near the Astoria section of Queens.
There were no reports of injuries, structural damage, or disruptions to transit, traffic, or utility services, Aries Dela Cruz, a spokesperson for the New York City Office of Emergency Management, told the Associated Press.
Some residents of Manhattan and Queens reported what sounded like small explosions shortly before 6 a.m. coming from Roosevelt Island, a 2-mile (3.2-kilometer)-long strip of land in the East River between the two boroughs.
Allan Drury, a spokesperson for Consolidated Edison, said officials at the utility suspect that the quake caused the explosions, since they happened around the same time.
Drury said there were no power outages.
The New York City earthquake happened a few hours after a 2.3 magnitude quake was reported in the Maryland suburbs of Washington, D.C. No injuries or damage were reported following the earlier quake either.
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