Effects of Delaware earthquake felt in Long Beach

A number of Long Beach residents said that their buildings and homes shook late Thursday afternoon when a magnitude-4.1 earthquake struck near Dover, Del.

“We are aware of multiple buildings which shook throughout Long Beach,” the Long Beach Fire Department said on Facebook. “The shaking was felt between NYC and Delaware.”

No major damage or injuries were reported after the quake reverberated along the East Coast.

“I felt this in the library,” Carolyn Rolston Pagliarulo said on the LBFD’s Facebook page. “I thought it was strange and assumed a huge truck must have gone by.”

“I felt the ground rolling under the house,” said Lisa Barget Tutino. “Never thought earthquake.”

“We definitely felt it in the West End!” added Diana Hall Bolz.

“My building did rock and roll,” said Pat Hunter-Cooper. “What a strange feeling.”

“Our building shook here in the East End,” said Tammy Noel.

“Felt it in Island Park,” added Debra Rothman. “The house was shaking and the handles on the dresser were clanging.”

Others said they were unaware of the earthquake or did not feel its effects.

“Didn’t feel anything on the 600 block of Shore Road,” one resident said.

According to The New York Times, small earthquakes are felt in New York City every few years, said Jana Pursley, a geophysicist with the U.S. Geological Survey, though more damaging earthquakes only strike the Northeast’s urban corridor, which includes New York City, about twice a century.

In August 2011, Long Beach residents were on shaky ground after a reported 5.9 magnitude earthquake hit Virginia, sending tremors that shook Washington, D.C., and reached Georgia, Ohio and New York. The temblor caused the evacuation of City Hall and other buildings throughout Nassau County.