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Hackensack River, NJ

Earthquake Reported In Area Earthquake Reported In Area
Earthquake Reported In Area Did you feel it?  Believe it or not, a small earthquake hit the Hudson Valley, but according to officials with the U.S. Geological Service, zero people have reported feeling it. The quake hit about 10:41 p.m., on Thursday, Oct. 24, in West Nyack on the Hackensack River near the New York Thruway, service officials said. The magnitude was just 1.1 on the Richter Scale, they added. That means unless you were right on top of the quake, you probably would not feel a thing, an earthquake specialist added. The quake, which is considered barely an event, is not a precursor o…