Earthquake Shakes Connecticut, Did You Feel It?

The U.S. Geological Survey confirmed an earthquake shook northern New Jersey Saturday night and it was felt in numerous communities across Connecticut.

The 3.0 quake was centered at Hasbrouck Heights, in Bergen County, the USGS said, putting the time at 10:18 p.m. New Jersey Patch reported.

Residents of Jersey City, Bergen, Morris, Essex counties and New York City took to social media on Saturday night to report they felt shaking.

"What was that that just shook the house in jersey city?" wrote a woman on X. "I'm on facetime with family and they felt it in Harrison and EO too...was it an earthquake?....wtf?"

Residents of New York City reported that they heard a boom, and in Westchester County, residents said they thought it was a train or a truck. It was also felt in parts of Connecticut.

A Fairfield resident emailed Patch and said, "It felt/sounded like the towns snow plow going through my street."

These Connecticut communities all reported feeling the effects of the earthquake, according to the USGS

Avon, Bristol, Sharon, Simsbury, West Hartford, Jewett City, Ansonia, Branford, Guilford, Madison, Milford, Monroe, Newtown, Orange, Wallingford, New Haven, Hamden, Bridgeport, Trumbull, Stratford, Cornwall Bridge, New Milford, Roxbury, Sherman, Terryville, Torrington, Watertown, Bethel, Brookfield, Cos Cob, Danbury, New Fairfield, Darien, Greenwich, New Canaan, Norwalk, Old Greenwich, Ridgefield, Riverside, Westport, Weston, Redding, Wilton, and Stamford.

information via USGS community reports

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There have been no reports of injury or damage thus far.

Written by Caren Lissner, Patch Staff with Brian McCready, Patch Staff contributing to this story.