Here are just some of the recorded earthquakes that affected Long Island. Did you know: You can report an earthquake to the U.S. Geological Survey through their “Did You Feel It?” section of their website.

 

1737 - According to this report, “The earliest official record of an earthquake affecting Long Island was recorded in 1737. In New York City, the epicenter, chimneys toppled and it was felt as far away as Boston and Philadelphia.”

 

August 10, 1884 - An earthquake with an epicenter that was somewhere near Far Rockaway or Coney Island struck. The quake was estimated to be a magnitude of 5.5 and felt on Long Island.

 

March 4, 1887 - A New York Times report said that this quake was felt as far east as Babylon.

 

July 20, 1937 - As the New York Times reported about the 3.5 magnitude rocker, “the slight shocks that jarred homes and other buildings in nearby Queens and Nassau County just before midnight Sunday were due not to an explosion or fireworks celebration, as previously supposed, but to a slight earthquake.”

 

October 19, 1985 - No sooner had Long Island been hit by Hurricane Gloria than a 30-second earthquake shook the area a little after 6am.

 

March 10, 1992 - A weak 2.8 magnitude quake was recorded southeast of Southampton.

 

October 27, 2001 - Just a little over a month after 9/11 an earthquake rattled New York City residents and was felt as far away as eastern Long Island, according to a report in the New York Times.

 

November 30, 2010 - A 3.9 magnitude earthquake rocked the area that occurred about 80 miles off the coast of Southampton about four miles down in the Atlantic Ocean.

 

August 23, 2011 - A 5.8 magnitude earthquake in Virginia was felt on Long Island. This was only about five days before Hurricane Irene struck the island.

 

April 9, 2019 - A 3.0 magnitude earthquake was recorded by the U.S. Geological Survey off of Southampton at around 7am.