NY Earthquake: Harlem Shake Jokes, Eric Adams Jabs, Bootleg Shirts, and More Take Over Timeline

The last earthquake of this magnitude to hit the area was in 2011.

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Nope, that shaking wasn't promo for the new Godzilla x Kong film. What millions across New York, New Jersey, and other parts of the East Coast experienced was an earthquake.

Being the social humans we are, everyone immediately checked their phones and posted to social media the same question: "Y'all felt that?"

Luckily, the earthquake clocked in a startling but relatively harmless 4.8 on the Richter scale. No major damage or injuries have been reported thus far. While aftershocks aren't impossible, experts say it's not likely.

⚠️ #BREAKING -

An impressive 4.8 magnitude, shallow earthquake, just occurred in parts of Norther NJ. Shaking has been reported in NYC and on Long Island so far#earthquake #NYC #NY #NJ #LongIsland pic.twitter.com/d3O8Y0kgZZ

— Pat Cavlin (@pcavlin) April 5, 2024
Twitter: @pcavlin

The last time the city experienced a quake this massive was in 1884, with a 5.0-magnitude earthquake rattling Brooklyn and beyond.

Being that this is a historic event in which nobody got hurt, let's take a look at some of the internet's best reactions:

this is the fastest merch turnaround I've ever seen in my life pic.twitter.com/Y06Pl36g58

— america's lounge singer (@KrangTNelson) April 5, 2024
Twitter: @KrangTNelson

Of course we have to respect the city's bustling bootleg scene and their absurdly fast screen printers.

wheezing about "the earth responded before drake"

— Craig Bro Dude (@CraigSJ) April 5, 2024
Twitter: @CraigSJ

And being that the verdict is still out regarding the quality of J. Cole's Kendrick diss, of course he's being included in the festivities.

G-Dep was released from prison on April 4. And on April 5… Harlem shook. pic.twitter.com/Ek7EKSvhWG

— Dee Phunk (@DeePhunk) April 5, 2024
Twitter: @DeePhunk

On the topic of hip-hop, some even tied together Bad Boy Records' G. Dep's prison release to the incident.

Eric Adams about to send 500,000 cops to the earth’s core.

— Kazembe Balagun (@Bronxbanlieue) April 5, 2024
Twitter: @Bronxbanlieue

Eric Adams isn't safe from criticism amid natural disasters, as he's currently under fire for his overpolicing efforts.

Yelling "I'M WALKING HERE" at a tectonic plate

— Robby Slowik (@RobbySlowik) April 5, 2024
Twitter: @RobbySlowik

And everyone's favorite snarky New Yorker trope lives on because if there's one thing you shouldn't do, it's interrupt their commute.

Below, check out some other funny reactions.

I AM FINE

— Empire State Building (@EmpireStateBldg) April 5, 2024
Twitter: @EmpireStateBldg

“Was that an earthquake or just me?” LMAOOOOOO https://t.co/E4i4eFNEyu

— Low (@LowKeyUHTN) April 5, 2024
Twitter: @LowKeyUHTN

New Yorkers retelling how they survived the earthquake pic.twitter.com/1aVKmqPh5w

— Roy Wood Jr- Ex Jedi (@roywoodjr) April 5, 2024
Twitter: @roywoodjr

That wasn’t an earthquake it was sound of Roc Nation crumbling

— DDOT. (@DDotOmen) April 5, 2024
Twitter: @DDotOmen

NJ always wanna be included in something smt. Yall ain’t feel shit https://t.co/xYx39K8fUt

— Señor Juan More (@NoFreeBands) April 5, 2024
Twitter: @NoFreeBands

First responders on the scene in NYC pic.twitter.com/anrXcatFGe

— jordan (@JordanUhl) April 5, 2024
Twitter: @JordanUhl

as a 4.7 magnitude earthquake hit manhattan i couldn't help but wonder...was my relationship with big structurally sound enough to withstand the impact? pic.twitter.com/zRqs43m5ZH

— layla (@laylology) April 5, 2024
Twitter: @laylology

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