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Although the situation is still developing and not much information has been shared by authorities just yet, folks have taken to social media to react to the pretty scary natural event.
Stay safe, stay vigilant but, please, don't panic. In an effort to quell your anxiety, here is a roundup of some of the funniest reactions we've seen on the Internet so far:
I AM FINE
— Empire State Building (@EmpireStateBldg) April 5, 2024
Train just stopped in the middle of a tunnel and sat for a second. Somebody said “There was an earthquake.” Nobody said anything for a second as the train kept sitting and a guy goes “Man, fuck this. I’m late for work.”
— Jason Diamond (@imjasondiamond) April 5, 2024
New York’s hottest club is the online earthquake discourse
— Maya Kaufman (@mayakauf) April 5, 2024
They should let us go home early
— ben (@meatballmuligan) April 5, 2024
i love living in nyc bc the rest of the world is going to be hearing ab this earthquake all day lmao
— ce n'est pas erica (@sourhoestarter) April 5, 2024
NYC, welcome to Earthquake twitter! Was it a little shimmy or a good shake?
— 🩷 Rebekah Weatherspoon Book Updates! 🩷 (@RdotSpoon) April 5, 2024
Peacock just paid for there to be an earthquake in NYC to promote my new documentary special "Good One: A Show About Jokes" to send the message that it's "earth shattering." Hopefully it didn't disrupt anyone's day.
— Mike Birbiglia (@birbigs) April 5, 2024
did we shake or were we shook? #earthquake pic.twitter.com/JkJPkTkN2h
— Christopher Ryan (@Creezus_) April 5, 2024
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
about to "did you just feel that earthquake" my way back into her life
— cold 🥑 (@coldhealing) April 5, 2024
pitchfork gave it a 3.2 though https://t.co/2FQACOSIXP
— Dave Itzkoff (@ditzkoff) April 5, 2024
If I die from an earthquake in a midtown Duane Reade, I’m going to be pretty pissed.
— Alex Edelman (@AlexEdelman) April 5, 2024
Yelling "I'M WALKING HERE" at a tectonic plate
— Robby Slowik (@RobbySlowik) April 5, 2024
And remember that a 5 in NYC would be an 8 almost anywhere else in the country https://t.co/qnrw1LABSf
— Tom Gara (@tomgara) April 5, 2024
earthquake or vibe shift?
— Michael Gold (@migold) April 5, 2024